King Charles Meeting with Trump Kept Off Camera to Avoid Zelensky-Style Moment

The visit comes amid strained US-UK relations after Trump repeatedly criticized British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s refusal to provide military support for Washington’s war with Iran. Make us preferred on Google Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn Bluesky Email Copy Copied Britain's King Charles III and Britain's Queen Camilla pose for a photo outide the British Embassy before attending a garden party at the British Ambassador's Residence in Washington, DC, on April 27, 2026. (Photo by Julia Demaree Nikhinson / POOL / AFP) Content Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn Bluesky Email Copy Copied Flip Make us preferred on Google To avoid a public confrontation, King Charles III’s main talks with US President Donald Trump will not be broadcast, after the White House agreed to hold the meeting off-camera. The move comes amid British concerns about a repeat of the televised Oval Office clash between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky . Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official . According to The Guardian , Charles will be briefly photographed with the US president at the start of their key bilateral meeting on Tuesday, but discussions will then continue behind closed doors. King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrived in the United States on Monday for a four-day state visit marking the 250th anniversary of US independence, as Britain seeks to ease tensions with Washington over the war in Iran. The royal couple met President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump at the White House for tea before attending a garden party at the British ambassador’s residence in Washington, DC. The visit comes amid strained US-UK relations after Trump repeatedly criticized British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s refusal to provide military support for Washington’s war with Iran. The US president has branded Starmer “ no Churchill ,” referencing wartime leader Winston Churchill, who first described the “special relationship” between the two countries. Starmer has publicly criticized the war but defended the state visit. An early April YouGov poll found 48 percent of Britons support cancelling it, AFP reported. Other Topics of Interest How to Survive Another 1000 days of Trump ‘Ignore him’ sounds like ridiculous advice, since we’re talking about the most powerful man in the world. But maybe there’s something to it, the author writes. The trip is taking place under tightened security following a shooting at a press gala in Washington on Saturday. Charles is also expected to visit Arlington National Cemetery and the 9/11 memorial during the trip and address a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, becoming the first British monarch to do so since Queen Elizabeth II in 1991. Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization since 1995. Its international market reach of 97% outside of Ukraine makes it truly Ukraine’s Global – and most reliable – Voice.