King Charles’ US state visit to go ahead as planned after Washington media gala shooting

The state visit by Britain’s King Charles to the US would take place as planned, Buckingham Palace said on Sunday, following a shooting at a Washington media gala.

“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 under way tomorrow,” it said.

Earlier, senior UK minister Darren Jones told British broadcasters during a round of interviews that security teams in Britain and the US were “working closely to ensure the security arrangements are put appropriately in place” for the state visit.

It is understood the king and queen reached out privately to the Trumps to express their sympathies with those impacted on Saturday night and to share their gratitude to the security services who prevented further injury.