Photos show Queen Elizabeth’s 1976 visit to the U.S. Capitol

(DC BUREAU) – King Charles III will become the second British monarch to address a joint session of Congress next week — following his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, who did so in 1991. 

The visit would highlight “one of the most consequential partnerships in modern history,” according to a letter from Congressional leaders to King Charles III. 

“We also recognize that the American experiment endures in no small part because of the British tradition from which it sprang,” that letter said. 

Historians recognize the Magna Carta — an agreement from 1215 between King John and people who rebelled — as a foundational document that inspired the United States’ Declaration of Independence. 

For the 200th anniversary of the colonies declaring independence, Queen Elizabeth II visited the U.S. Capitol. The U.K. sent the original Magna Carta in a custom carrying case, meant to symbolize the relationship between the two countries. 

“The concept was to create something practical, to literally........

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