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  "textContent": "\n\n\nKing Charles is set to undertake a slimmed down three-day royal tour of the United States in late April to mark the country's 250th anniversary celebrations.\n\nThe monarch's itinerary will span Washington, New York, and a third destination that remains unconfirmed, according to sources.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nDuring the Washington portion of the visit, scheduled for April 28, the King and Queen will attend a dinner hosted at the White House.\n\nNo joint press conference with President Trump is currently planned for the occasion.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\nThe state dining room, which accommodates 140 guests, will likely serve as the venue for the meal, as construction on Trump's proposed new ballroom has only just commenced.\n\nWhile the White House will compile most of the guest list, British officials will have the opportunity to nominate some attendees.\n\nThe condensed schedule was conceived from the outset of planning discussions, with the King's health and stamina being primary considerations, The Times reports.\n\nThe King, 77, and having undergone cancer treatment, Charles is significantly older than his mother was during her bicentennial visit nearly five decades ago.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nQueen Elizabeth was just 50 when she embarked on her 1976 American tour, which lasted approximately six days and took her to multiple cities, including Philadelphia, Washington, New York, New Haven, Charlottesville, Newport and Boston.\n\nThe abbreviated nature of the upcoming royal visit also mirrors the streamlined approach taken during President Trump's State Visit to Britain last September, which similarly spanned three days.\n\nBuckingham Palace declined to comment on the arrangements, with a Palace source stating that details would be announced at the appropriate time.\n\nThe royal tour is expected to remain on the East Coast, steering clear of California, where Prince Harry resides with his family.\n\nThis routing appears designed to avoid generating media attention around the King's strained relationship with his younger son.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nSeparate discussions are ongoing regarding a potential summer visit by the Prince of Wales, likely timed to coincide with the World Cup, which will be hosted jointly by the United States, Canada, and Mexico from mid-June to mid-July.\n\nWilliam serves as patron of the Football Association, making such a trip a natural fit.\n\nThe late Queen Elizabeth II undertook five state visits to America throughout her reign, beginning in 1957.\n\nHer subsequent tours included the 1976 bicentennial celebrations, a trip to the West Coast as President Reagan's guest in 1983, a 13-day tour in 1991, and a six-day visit hosted by George W. Bush in 2007.\n\nHer final American appearance came in 2010 during a brief New York stopover, when she addressed the United Nations and paid respects at Ground Zero.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards:The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "King Charles's trip to the US 'slimmed down' amid monarch's ongoing cancer treatment"
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