{"id":12405,"date":"2026-04-28T06:34:38","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T06:34:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/04\/28\/king-charles-expected-to-promote-us-uk-unity-in-speech-before-congress-france-24\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T06:34:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T06:34:38","slug":"king-charles-expected-to-promote-us-uk-unity-in-speech-before-congress-france-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/04\/28\/king-charles-expected-to-promote-us-uk-unity-in-speech-before-congress-france-24\/","title":{"rendered":"King Charles expected to promote US-UK unity in speech before Congress &#8211; France 24"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Headings<br \/>                                         King Charles III will speak before the US Congress on Tuesday, where he is expected to deliver an address promoting US-UK unity despite widening differences between London and Washington. Charles and Queen Camilla are on a so far studiously apolitical four-day tour of the US.\u00a0                <br \/><span class=\"m-pub-dates__date\">Issued on: <time datetime=\"2026-04-28T06:02:38+00:00\" pubdate=\"pubdate\">28\/04\/2026 &#8211; 08:02<\/time><\/span><br \/>Britain&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/king-charles-iii\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">King Charles III<\/a> will address the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/us-congress\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">US Congress<\/a> on Tuesday with a message of unity between the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/united-kingdom\/\" target=\"_self\">United Kingdom<\/a> and the United States, promoting the &#8220;special relationship&#8221; at a time of differences between the British government and US President Donald Trump\u00a0over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/iran-conflict\/\" target=\"_self\">US-Israeli war \u200con Iran<\/a>.<br \/>Charles and Queen Camilla are on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/americas\/20260427-king-charles-iii-begins-four-day-us-visit-despite-shooting\" target=\"_self\">a four-day state visit to the US<\/a>, \u2060steering clear of the political rifts between Trump and British Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/keir-starmer\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Keir Starmer<\/a> while underscoring the deep ties forged between Britain and its former colony over \u200cthe 250 years since independence.<br \/>The king&#8217;s address, scheduled to begin at 3pm EDT (1900 GMT), will be \u2060only the second by a British sovereign to the US Congress, after his mother <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/queen-elizabeth-ii\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Queen Elizabeth II<\/a> spoke to both houses in 1991.<br \/>It is a central event of the state visit\u00a0\u2013 the most high-profile \u200bof Charles&#8217;s reign \u2013 and will be followed by a state dinner on Tuesday night.<br \/>The king\u2019s \u200cspeech is expected to last about 20 minutes, a palace source said, and touch on issues including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/nato\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">NATO<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/middle-east\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Middle East<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/ukraine\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Ukraine<\/a>. While written on the advice of the British government, much of the language and tone comes from Charles himself, the \u200csource said.<br \/><span class=\"a-read-more__label\">Watch more<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tv-shows\/the-world-this-week\/20260220-epstein-andrew-s-arrest-and-royal-crisis\" target=\"_self\" class=\"a-read-more__link\">Epstein, Andrew&#8217;s arrest and a royal crisis<\/a><br \/>Its central message will focus on challenges facing both nations, stressing that the two countries can promote international security and prosperity by defending their shared values.<br \/>Despite periodic differences, \u200bthe king will say, \u201cTime and again, our two countries have always found ways to come together,&#8221; and will describe the partnership as \u201cone of the greatest alliances in human history&#8221;, the source said.<br \/>Trump, a vocal admirer of the British \u200broyal family who often calls Charles a &#8220;great man&#8221;, has nonetheless clashed with Starmer&#8217;s government.<br \/>Starmer hopes the visit will shore \u200bup the transatlantic relationship, which has been strained in recent months.<br \/>The long-planned visit has \u200bunfolded against tensions over the US-Israeli war on Iran, after Trump criticised Britain for declining to support the offensive.<br \/>Although Trump has eased his criticism in recent days, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/americas\/20260424-sanchez-brushes-off-reported-pentagon-email-mulling-suspending-spain-s-nato-membership\" target=\"_self\">an internal \u200bPentagon email<\/a> outlining how Washington might review its position on Britain&#8217;s claim to the Falkland Islands has raised concern across the Atlantic.<br \/>Trump has also imposed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/tariffs\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">tariffs<\/a> on the UK and warned of additional levies despite a Supreme Court ruling earlier this year that has made such unilateral moves more challenging. Trump threatened just last week to slap a \u201cbig tariff\u201d on the UK if it doesn&#8217;t scrap a digital services tax on US technology companies.<br \/>The visit began on Monday when Charles and Camilla met Trump and first lady <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/melania-trump\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Melania Trump<\/a> for a private tea at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/white-house\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">White House<\/a>, followed by a garden party at the British ambassador\u2019s residence, where they mingled with media leaders, \u2060Washington socialites and US officials.<br \/>On Wednesday, the royals will be in New York City to commemorate those killed in the attacks of September 11, \u20602001, and the trip concludes \u200bin Virginia on Thursday with the king meeting people involved in conservation, reflecting his long-standing environmental advocacy.<br \/>Charles has faced some calls on Capitol Hill to meet with victims of convicted sex offender <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/jeffrey-epstein\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Jeffrey Epstein<\/a> while he is in the US. There&#8217;s no indication that he will do so, even as the scandal involving the convicted disgraced financier has ensnared his brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/europe\/20260220-uk-police-search-property-of-as-royals-reel-from-andrew-s-arrest\" target=\"_self\">who was arrested in February<\/a> over misconduct allegations, which he denies.<br \/><em>(FRANCE 24 with Reuters and AP)<\/em><br \/><span class=\"a-section-color\"><\/span><span class=\"a-section-title__label\">Read next<\/span><br \/><span class=\"a-section-color\"><\/span><span class=\"a-section-title__label\">Today&#039;s top stories<\/span><br \/><span class=\"a-section-color\"><\/span><span class=\"a-section-title__label\">Most read<\/span><br \/>             \u00a9 2026 Copyright France 24 &#8211; All rights reserved. France 24 is not responsible for the content of external websites. 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