A WWII-era gift, historic speech and more highlights from King Charles' visit

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King Charles talented President Trump a British World War II relic with his sanction connected it, delivered rousing remarks to Congress, and cracked rather a fewer humanities jokes during his state visit to Washington, D.C., alongside Queen Camilla

Here are immoderate of the standout moments and photos from their visit:

Charles gifts Trump WWII-era submarine bell

The king presented Mr. Trump with an archetypal doorbell that erstwhile hung aboard the HMS Trump, a British submarine utilized during World War II. The doorbell bore an inscription that work "Trump 1944."

The doorbell from HMS Trump, talented by King Charles III to President Trump

In remarks astatine the dinner, Charles focused connected the narration betwixt the U.K. and U.S. that has grown implicit the 250 years since America declared independency from Britain. He praised America's "audacious and visionary enactment of self-determination" erstwhile it broke from the British Empire and said helium was determination "to renew an indispensable alliance."

"Our radical person fought and fallen unneurotic successful defence of the values we cherish," the king said.

Charles besides cracked a fewer humanities jokes. In one, helium referenced the ballroom Mr. Trump is looking to build connected the grounds of the White House aft the demolition of the East Wing.

"I cannot assistance noticing readjustments to the East Wing. I'm atrocious to accidental that we British, of course, made our ain tiny effort astatine existent property improvement successful the White House in 1814," the king quipped.

State meal guests included justices, tech leaders

Tuesday's authorities meal was a highly anticipated lawsuit connected the British monarchs' question itinerary, with a ceremonial formal codification and a impermanent database including a roster of tech manufacture giants, concern moguls and authorities leaders.

On the list, released by archetypal woman Melania Trump's office, were the Supreme Court's six blimpish justices, Amazon laminitis Jeff Bezos, outgoing Apple CEO Tim Cook and Paramount CEO David Ellison, among others. (Paramount Skydance is the genitor institution of CBS News.)

Administration officials successful attendance included Vice President JD Vance, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, peculiar envoy Steve Witkoff and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Three of the president's children, Eric, Ivanka and Tiffany, were besides determination with their spouses.

President Trump Hosts State Visit For King Charles III

At the dinner, Charles referenced erstwhile comments by Mr. Trump aimed astatine European allies helium claims are not paying their just stock connected defense.

"You precocious commented, Mr. President, that if it were not for the United States, European countries would beryllium speaking German," the British monarch said, adding: "Dare I accidental that, if it wasn't for us, you'd beryllium speaking French."

Charles addressed Congress

The king became the archetypal British monarch successful much than 3 decades to code Congress, erstwhile helium delivered a code Tuesday earlier a associated gathering astatine the U.S. Capitol. He and Camilla received a lasting ovation from a packed House enclosure erstwhile they arrived.

King Charles III And Queen Camilla State Visit Continues In Washington DC

"America's words transportation value and meaning, arsenic they person since independence. The actions of this large federation substance adjacent more. President Lincoln understood this truthful well, with his reflection successful the magisterial Gettysburg Address that the satellite whitethorn small enactment what we say, but volition ne'er hide what we do," the king said successful his speech, which lasted astir 30 minutes.

"And so, to the United States of America, connected your 250th birthday, fto our 2 countries rededicate ourselves to each different successful the selfless work of our peoples and of each the peoples of the world."

Charles' legislature remarks besides included immoderate levity. He kicked disconnected the code with a joke: "And for each of that time, our destinies arsenic Nations person been interlinked. As Oscar Wilde said, 'We truly person everything successful communal with America nowadays except, of course, language!'"

A subject flyover and cannon salute astatine invited ceremony

Charles and Camilla were welcomed to the White House with an accomplishment ceremonial connected the South Lawn, which included a subject flyover and cannon salute.

Mr. Trump delivered remarks astatine the ceremony, sharing that his precocious parent "loved" the royal household and referencing the "special relationship" betwixt the U.S. and U.K.

"That knowing of our nation's unsocial enslaved and relation successful past is the essence of our peculiar relationship," the president said. "And we anticipation it volition ever stay that way."

Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla successful the United States for authorities sojourn

King Charles Arrives astatine White House

Oval Office meeting

After finishing his remarks astatine the accomplishment ceremony, Mr. Trump, the archetypal woman and the British royals observed a subject procession and past entered the White House for talks that were closed to members of the press.

The president and the king entered the Oval Office conscionable earlier noon, with the archetypal woman and the queen pursuing behind. Mr. Trump and Charles held a bilateral meeting, which the president aboriginal called "really good."

"It was a truly bully meeting. He's a fantastic person. They're unthinkable radical and it's a existent honor," helium said.