US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he expected to meet King Charles in Britain in September, on an unprecedented second state visit that London hopes will boost transatlantic ties.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer handed Trump an invitation from the monarch during a meeting in the Oval Office in February as he tried to win over the US leader on tariffs and Ukraine.
“I think they’re setting a date for September,” Trump told reporters.
“They’re going to do a second ‘fest’. And that’s what it is, it’s a fest, and it’s beautiful, and it’s the first time it’s ever happened to one person,” Trump said.
“I’m a friend of Charles. I have great respect for King Charles and the family, [heir to the throne Prince] William. We have just really a great respect for the family, and it’s a very great honour.”
Britain’s Daily Telegraph newspaper reported on Thursday that the royal family was set to host Trump at Windsor Castle, the king’s historic home near London.