The royal visit is officially over.
President Trump and First Lady Melania bid farewell to King Charles and Queen Camilla on Thursday morning.
The royals’ departure comes after they spent several days in Washington, D.C., and New York in a historic diplomatic visit.
The last time a King from England visited the White House was in 1939, when King George VI was hosted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Fox News reported more details on the farewell:
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump met with King Charles and Queen Camilla at the White House on Thursday for a formal farewell to cap the British royals’ first visit to the U.S. as reigning monarchs.
Charles and Camilla were greeted by the Trumps as they exited their car at the White House. Trump greeted reporters with a “good morning” as the couples stood for photos before heading inside for a brief time.
When the Trumps and the royals reemerged from the White House, they exchanged their final goodbyes as Charles and Trump shook hands.
After Charles and Camilla drove away from the White House, Trump told reporters, “Great people, we need more people like that in our country.”
The four-day trip is Charles’ first state visit to the U.S. since he became king. His mother, Queen Elizabeth II, made four state visits to the U.S.
On Wednesday, Charles and Camilla visited the National 9/11 Memorial, where they honored victims of the 2001 attacks during a wreath-laying ceremony.
Charles earlier delivered an historic speech to Congress celebrating America’s semi quincentennial while navigating tensions in the U.S.-U.K. relationship.
Watch the moment here:
BREAKING: President Trump and First Lady Melania greet King Charles III and Queen Camilla at the White House ahead of the formal farewell ceremony to mark the end of their historic state visit to the U.S.
Trump called King Charles "the greatest king in my book." |… pic.twitter.com/b3Aa4Qs3mO
— Fox News (@FoxNews) April 30, 2026
During the visit, it appeared President Trump and the King had a good time together.
Here are some of the highlights:
🔥NOW — PRESIDENT TRUMP with King Charles: "He's a GREAT KING!"
"The GREATEST King, in my book!"
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📎 X (Twitter)▪️Truth Social pic.twitter.com/Vj7PZI8n9y— The Mad Hatter (@GeraldAvery17) April 30, 2026
When Trump points out that King Charles finally got the Democrats on their feet — something he could never do. The laugh and the shade are perfect 🤣 😂👑 #TrumpOnKingCharles #DemocratsStandForKings #TrumpKingCharlesMoment #CongressSpeechRoast #NoKings pic.twitter.com/vJpSae2cMD
— Greg Madden (@GregMaddenUSMC) April 29, 2026
"I cannot help noticing the readjustments." King Charles drew laughs from state dinner guests by poking fun at President Donald Trump's ballroom project. https://t.co/U0MI464zDj pic.twitter.com/jbVQj5ws9a
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) April 29, 2026
🚨 LMFAO! President Trump cracking jokes with King Charles before state dinner at the White House
TRUMP: “He made a GREAT SPEECH — I’m VERY jealous!”
King shakes his head 🤣
2 kings in one frame! pic.twitter.com/9TB6B3pRe5
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) April 28, 2026
Trump appears to even favor King Charles over British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, per NBC News:
This is a Guest Post from our friends over at WLTReport. View the original article here.President Donald Trump offered King Charles high praise today but seemed to throw a jab at U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer over the war in Iran.
Trump was sitting in the Oval Office with the astronauts who recently returned home from the Artemis II space mission when he offered compliments to the king. He called Charles a “great friend” and described him as “fantastic.”
“I think if he were doing that, if that were up to him, he would have probably helped us with Iran,” Trump said.
While British royals do not have overtly political roles, Charles is visiting at a time of worsening U.K.-U.S. tensions, with Trump lashing out at Starmer for not being more supportive of the war in Iran.
