King Charles highlights UK-US bond

King Charles III acknowledged “times of great uncertainty” as he expressed gratitude to the American people and marked the 250th anniversary of independence from Britain in a speech to the US Congress, highlighting the bonds between the two countries amid political turmoil.

“For all that time,” King Charles said, “our destinies have been interlinked.”

King Charles is only the second British monarch to address a joint session of Congress. His mother, Queen Elizabeth II, delivered a similar speech in 1991, highlighting the historic ties between the two countries and the importance of their democratic values.

The King picked up on those themes during his remarks, which were delivered in a very different environment from the one in which his mother spoke to the same chamber in the U.S. Capitol.

President Donald Trump is in open conflict with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer over the war in Iran.

Many of the lawmakers in the room were at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday (April 25), which was disrupted by a shooting that authorities have described as an attempted assassination against Mr. Trump.

“Let me say with unshakeable resolve,” King Charles said. “Such acts of violence will never succeed.”