King Charles III and Queen Camilla just pulled up in the U.S. — kicking off a headline-making, historic visit with President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump.
The royals rolled into the White House Monday and got the full greeting — handshakes from Trump, and both giving Melania extra cheek kisses.
After some quick pleasantries, the foursome posed for pics before heading inside for tea.
Earlier, Charles and Camilla landed at Joint Base Andrews just before 3 PM ET, getting the official welcome from U.S. Chief of Protocol Monica Crowley and British Ambassador Christian Turner.
They’re in town for a packed four-day run — Charles is set to address Congress tomorrow (rare for a monarch) … plus there’s a White House state dinner and a stop at the 9/11 Memorial lined up.
There was some concern before the King and Queen arrived regarding the security in Washington D.C. following the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Darren Jones, a British government minister, told NBC News … “Our teams are working closely to ensure that security arrangements are put appropriately in place.”
Big deal here … this is the first time a British monarch has touched down in the U.S. since late Queen Elizabeth II — Charles’s mother — visited back in 2007.