Overview
- Multiple outlets cite The Times in reporting advanced plans for the King to travel in April 2026 and for the Prince of Wales to visit during the June–July World Cup, timed to the United States’ 250th anniversary.
- Buckingham Palace has declined to confirm the engagements, and formal invitations from Washington remain pending.
- The visits are being framed as a diplomatic push to restart a £31bn U.S. tech investment package that Washington put on hold this month.
- Reported sticking points include the UK’s digital services tax and U.S. demands for greater access for American farmers, with some concerns also raised over online and food safety rules.
- If confirmed, a Charles trip would be the first by a reigning British monarch since 2007, and Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper is expected to represent the government rather than the prime minister.