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Inside the White House State Dinner for King Charles: Jokes, toasts and traditions

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29.04.2026

While the White House is more commonly associated with the grit of policy debates and press briefings, it swapped politics for magnificent Tuesday night. In a rare display of gilded diplomacy, President Trump hosted King Charles III and Queen Camilla for a high-stakes State Dinner, following Charles' historic address to Congress in the US-UK bonds and shared democratic values.

The White House was adorned with the concept of English garden-inspired décor, featuring cherry blossoms, lilacs, and green linens .

Toasts and traditions

Against this spectacular backdrop, both leaders, King Charles and Donald Trump exchanged toasts emphasizing shared history. Trump described the US-UK bond as........

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