{"id":195683,"date":"2026-04-13T17:39:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T17:39:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/195683\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T17:39:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T17:39:31","slug":"king-and-queen-arrive-in-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/195683\/","title":{"rendered":"King and Queen arrive in US"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>King Willem-Alexander and Queen M\u00e1xima of the Netherlands were welcomed in Philadelphia as the royal couple started their\u00a0three-day visit to mark America\u2019s 250th anniversary of \u200bindependence.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The king and queen were welcomed to the Independence national Park by Governor Josh Shapiro and First Lady Lori Shapiro.<\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1398815_6902923_dutch_updates.jpg\" alt=\"King and Queen arrive in US\" width=\"1200\" height=\"686\"\/><\/p>\n<p>According to the local media, the royals will undertake more engagements in Philadelphia on Monday before heading off to Washington, D.C. for a White House dinner.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Britain&#8217;s King Charles is also due to arrive in the US late this month.<\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1398815_5293490_queen-nether_updates.jpg\" alt=\"King and Queen arrive in US\" width=\"1200\" height=\"686\"\/><\/p>\n<p>He will address \u200bthe US Congress on April \u200c28 during his visit to Washington, House Speaker Mike Johnson said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Charles and his wife \u200bQueen Camilla will visit the US \u2060in a long-planned trip to mark \u200bthe anniversary of that country&#8217;s \u200bindependence from British rule, before the couple pay a visit to Bermuda.<\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1398815_7364628_king-and-queen_updates.jpg\" alt=\"Britains King Charles III and Queen Camilla\" width=\"1200\" height=\"686\" class=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Britain&#8217;s King Charles III and Queen Camilla\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The high-profile trip comes \u200bas the British government hopes to repair relations \u200cwith \u2060Donald Trump, which have been damaged by the Iran war.<\/p>\n<p>It will be the first state visit by a \u200bBritish monarch \u200bsince 2007, \u2060when Charles&#8217; mother Queen Elizabeth made what was the \u200bfourth such U.S. trip of \u200bher \u2060reign.<\/p>\n<p>Trump said the king and queen&#8217;s visit would begin on April 27 \u2060with \u200ba banquet dinner at \u200bthe White House the next day.<\/p>\n<p>                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/8656_031619_reporter.jpg\" alt=\"The News Digital\"\/>                            <\/p>\n<p>At The News Digital, our editors combine entertainment savvy with global reporting expertise. 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