The White House revealed a photo of Donald Trump and King Charles III with the caption "TWO KINGS," generating debate about monarchical imagery, while both parties attended an official dinner with a relaxed atmosphere marked by humor.
The official visit of King Charles III and Queen Camilla to the United States was marked by warmth, with President Donald Trump warmly welcoming them and praising the relationship between the two countries as an "Anglo-American revolution for human liberty" that continues to this day.
A widely criticized issue was the White House’s social media posting a photo of Trump shaking hands with King Charles, captioned "TWO KINGS," reinforcing an image Trump often associates with monarchy during his second term.
However, this wording sparked criticism because the United States has a system of government where sovereignty resides with the people, unlike a monarchy.
Earlier in October 2025, Trump posted AI-generated videos showing himself crowned while flying a fighter jet over anti-government protesters, and another with Democratic politicians kneeling before him dressed in robes and a crown. Democratic Representative Joe Morelle criticized, saying, "Trump may not understand that in America, the people are sovereign, not any individual."
Nonetheless, Trump denied accusations of imitating a king on the program "60 Minutes," joking after surviving an assassination attempt on Saturday, "I'm not a king, because if I were, I wouldn’t be sitting here talking with you like this."
At the evening banquet, both leaders exchanged speeches filled with humor and recounted the political history between the two nations. Trump praised King Charles for delivering a speech to Congress, saying, "He was great at getting the Democrats to stand up and applaud, something I could never do."
King Charles also drew laughter by referring to the 1814 event when the British army burned the White House, saying, "I must apologize that my English ancestors tried to 'improve the property' of the White House a bit too aggressively."
Furthermore, after Trump once said that without America, Europe would be speaking German, King Charles humorously responded, "May I say that if it weren’t for us (the British), you would probably be speaking French by now!"
At the end, King Charles thanked everyone for the special dinner and jokingly remarked, "This is a great improvement compared to the Boston Tea Party," referring to the historic American event where rebels dumped British tea into the sea.
Despite the joking atmosphere, King Charles emphasized the shared principles of governance between the two countries, citing the Magna Carta and the Bill of Rights to affirm that "executive power must be subject to checks and balances," a fundamental element of democracy that both nations have long upheld.