King Charles and Queen Camilla's US visit to go ahead despite White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting incident

Despite yesterday's shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, King Charles and Queen Camilla's planned visit to the United States of America will commence, their team says.

The monarch, 77, and his wife, 78, will arrive in Washington D.C on Monday, April 27 (Tuesday, April 28 in Australian time), staying stateside for four days to celebrate the 250th anniversary of US independence from the United Kingdom and their partnership of "shared prosperity, security and history," per the UK foreign office.

"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," a spokesperson for Buckingham Palace confirmed to People

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"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."

The outlet says Charles and Camilla also reached out privately to US President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania Trump, following the shooting.

The King and Queen will be attending a private tea, a garden party and a ceremonial military review on their first day, with Charles set to follow in his mother's footsteps and become the second-ever British monarch to deliver an address to a joint meeting of Congress.

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They will also attend a state dinner at the White House, before visiting New York City for a number of engagements, including a visit to One World Trade Center.

The couple will later travel to Virginia to meet local community organisations, watch performances by Appalachian cultural groups, and even attend a "block party" in a national park to celebrate America's 250th birthday

Their visit comes on the heels of a whirlwind 24 hours in which a room full of the US' most high-profile politicians were put in danger as they were shot at.

Live footage from the dinner showed Trump, 79, being escorted out of the room after having been sitting on stage shortly after the event began.

Also escorted out of the ballroom was his wife Melania, 56, vice president JD Vance and press secretary Karoline Leavitt.

In a post to his platform Truth Social shortly after the incident, the President said, "Quite an evening in D.C. Secret Service and Law Enforcement did a fantastic job. They acted quickly and bravely."

In another later post he confirmed, "The First Lady, plus the Vice President, and all Cabinet members, are in perfect condition."

The suspect has been identified by law enforcement officials as Cole Tomas Allen of Torrance, California.

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The 31-year-old was taken into custody after the shooting and will be facing at least two counts of using a firearm during a crime of violence and assault on federal officers, according to US Attorney Jeanine Pirro.

A motive for the shooting has not yet been established.

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