With presidents, cowboys and A-listers - King Charles in US over the years
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With presidents, cowboys and A-listers - King Charles in US over the years24 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleMax MatzaGetty ImagesPrince Charles, seen here with his father and sister, took a moment to speak to reporters at New York's Kennedy airport during a stopover on their way back to London after attending the Commonwealth Games in JamaicaKing Charles III has been making official visits to the US throughout his adult life, but his first trip since being crowned monarch may be his most interesting yet.On Monday, he will arrive for an official state visit where he will travel to Washington DC, Virginia and New York before departing for Bermuda.The US trip is the first by a reigning British monarch in almost 20 years, since Queen Elizabeth II accepted an invitation from President George W Bush in 2007.His past trips have included playing polo in Florida, chatting to presidents as far back as Richard Nixon and meeting American A-list celebrities.Getty ImagesIn 1970, Charles was 21 years old when he sat in the White House Oval Office with President Richard Nixon for his first official visit to the USGetty ImagesPrince Charles and his sister, Princess Anne, attended a baseball game at Washington DC's RFK stadium, alongside the children of the US president and vice-president, during his 1970 tripGetty ImagesThe future king met California governor Ronald Regan in Palm Springs 1974 while on a naval deployment to San Diego - six years before the actor-turned-Republican politician would be elected president Getty ImagesDuring a trip to Los Angeles in 1974, the prince met American actress Barbara Streisand on the Warner Bros set of the film Funny Lady. The two then developed a decades-long friendshipGetty ImagesMounted police patrol outside a university in Cleveland, Ohio, as protesters demonstrate against British involvement in North Ireland during a 1977 visit to the campus by Prince CharlesGetty ImagesThe prince was greeted by actors during a visi...




