Read the King’s speech to US Congress in full as he cracks jokes and hails alliance

NewsUKHome NewsRead the King’s speech to US Congress in full as he cracks jokes and hails allianceThe attempted assassination of President Donald Trump at a Washington media dinner on Saturday evening was condemned by the King Tony Jones Tuesday 28 April 2026 20:56 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":"b2966719","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/king-charles-us-congress-speech-in-full-b2966719.html","title":"The King’s speech to US Congress in full as he cracks jokes and hails alliance "}}CloseHuge cheers as King Charles hails importance of 'checks and balances' on executive powerGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the worldSign up to our free Morning Headlines emailSign up to our free Morning Headlines 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_Headlines_Masterlist_CDP","regTitle":"Morning Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"morning_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"d9194ae4-912a-47fb-8f79-f495b1e014c1","type":"morning_headlines","pathPrefix":["/news/uk","/news/uk/home-news"],"title":"Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world","mobileTitle":"Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/morningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveIndyHeadlinesNews","regSourceSection":"Home News","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}The King has acknowledged victims of sexual abuse in the wake of the J...