King Charles’s state visit to US to go ahead despite Iran war concerns

Visit with Camilla to take place in late April amid calls for delay over conflict and Trump-Starmer tensions

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King Charles will go ahead with a state visit to the US in April, Buckingham Palace has confirmed, despite some politicians saying the trip will be a “humiliation” while Donald Trump’s war with Iran is ongoing.

The Liberal Democrat leader, Ed Davey, said Keir Starmer had shown he was not prepared to stand up to the US president and cancel the visit.