The plane carrying the royal couple landed at Andrews Air Force Base less than two hours before their expected visit to the White House, where the president and first lady Melania are to receive them for tea and show them around the new apiary at the head of state's residence.
The visit of the British monarch, about whom President Trump always speaks in superlatives, is seen as an opportunity to repair US relations with the UK in the face of Trump's sharp criticism of Prime Minister Keir Starmer and relations within NATO in general.
This is Charles' first visit to the US as a monarch and is also intended to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States.
During their four-day visit, Karol and Kamila are scheduled to meet the Trumps three times. On Tuesday, the king will also deliver a speech before the joint houses of Congress. Charles III's visit also includes visiting a national park (probably Shenandoah in the Appalachians) in Virginia, commemorating the victims of the attacks on September 11, 2001, and meeting with the mayor of New York, Zohran Mamdani.
