King Charles III of the United Kingdom will continue his trip to the United States as planned on Monday, despite the shooting that occurred Saturday night at the White House Correspondents Association dinner.
President Donald Trump and administration officials were said to be the targets of the gunman. Buckingham Palace announced in a press release on Sunday that the king’s plans to visit will continue.
“Following discussions on both sides of the Atlantic through the day, and acting on advice of Government, we can confirm the State Visit by Their Majesties will proceed as planned,” said Buckingham Palace officials in a statement.
“The King and Queen are most grateful to all those who have worked at pace to ensure this remains the case and are looking forward to the Visit getting underway tomorrow,” noted the statement.
Charles contacted Trump and first lady Melania Trump sometime over the weekend after the shooting, expressing
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