Explaining King Charles’ 1814 White House ‘redevelopment’ joke

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsExplaining King Charles’ 1814 White House ‘redevelopment’ jokeBritish troops burned Capitol building and White House in August 1814Rory Sullivan & Paul FarrellWednesday 29 April 2026 14:24 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:1783875To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/king-charles-1814-white-house-redevelopment-joke-b2967233.html","title":"Explaining King Charles’ 1814 White House ‘redevelopment’ joke"}}CloseTrump welcomes royal couple to state dinner and commends monarch’s earlier speech to CongressSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}King Charles drew laughs durin...