King’s US state visit will go ahead as planned after Washington shooting, Buckingham Palace says

NewsUKHome NewsKing’s US state visit will go ahead as planned after Washington shooting, Buckingham Palace saysThe historic visit, the King’s first visit to the US as monarch, will mark the 250th anniversary of American independenceRebecca Whittaker & Millie CookeSunday 26 April 2026 19:25 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":"b2965233","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/king-charles-us-visit-trump-washington-shooting-cancelled-b2965233.html","title":"King’s US state visit will go ahead as planned after Washington shooting"}}The King’s US state visit will go ahead as planned (Getty)Stay on top of the latest political news with our View from Westminster newsletterGet the latest political headlines with our free emailGet the latest political headlines with our free 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_VIEW_WESTMINSTER_cdp","regTitle":"View from Westminster","subscriptionGroup":"view_from_westminster","subscriptionGroupId":"b95d438b-1c8a-4bcc-b662-ba3e12f2afc5","type":"the_view_westminster","pathPrefix":"/news/uk/politics","associatedAuthors":["Kate Devlin","Millie Cooke","Athena Stavrou"],"title":"Stay on top of the latest political news with our View from Westminster newsletter","mobileTitle":"Get the latest political headlines with our free email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/viewFromWestminster1_1_new.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveTheView","regSourceSection":"Home News","regSourceMethod":"N...