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Charles-Trump State Dinner Proceeds Amid Security Alert, Political Sparring

4/28/2026

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King Charles III gave President Donald Trump a facsimile of the 1879 Resolute Desk design and received a replica of an 1785 John Adams letter.
U.S. officials heightened security after the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting.
The state dinner went ahead despite East Wing construction, requiring an alternate entrance.
President Donald Trump attacked Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Iran stance, while Charles urged NATO, Ukraine and allied cooperation.

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King Charles III gave President Donald Trump a facsimile of the 1879 Resolute Desk design and received a replica of an 1785 John Adams letter.
U.S. officials heightened security after the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting.
The state dinner went ahead despite East Wing construction, requiring an alternate entrance.
President Donald Trump attacked Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Iran stance, while Charles urged NATO, Ukraine and allied cooperation.