King Charles III Ends US State Visit at Arlington Cemetery

King Charles III and Queen Camilla concluded their four-day state visit to the United States on Thursday with a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C., following a formal farewell at the White House with President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump.

The royal couple arrived at the cemetery, which spans more than 600 acres and holds the remains of over 400,000 veterans, family members, two former U.S. presidents and British Commonwealth graves. They placed a wreath and posy at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, honoring unidentified American war dead and the longstanding U.K.-U.S. military partnership. A bugler played "Taps" as they stood solemnly. Their Majesties also met service personnel from the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand near the Canadian Cross.

The visit capped a whirlwind itinerary that began on Monday with the royals' arrival in Washington, D.C. Highlights included a state dinner hosted by Trump and his wife, a ceremonial military review and King Charles's address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, the first by a British monarch since Queen Elizabeth II in 1991. In his speech, Charles emphasized the...