KING Charles and Queen Camilla attended a lavish garden party to mark the end of the first day of their historic US state visit.
They were joined by 650 guests, including politicians and sports stars, at the packed-out British embassy in Washington DC.
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King Charles chatted with British diving star Tom Daley about their shared love of knitting Credit: PA
Charles speaks with Nancy and Paul Pelosi during a garden party at the British Embassy Credit: AP
The King met with The Jattvibe’s Harry Cole during the garden party Credit: Getty
Charles and Camilla had earlier been greeted by President Trump and First Lady Melania Credit: AFP
Charles and Camilla touched down at Joint Base Andrews military airport yesterday, marking the start of their high-stakes four-day visit.
After the eight-hour flight, the pair were whisked to the White House, where they were greeted by President Trump and First Lady Melania.
The quartet then went inside to enjoy a private tea – featuring finger sandwiches, cakes, honey and a pot of tea.
After running over by more than half an hour, Charles and Camilla later departed for a garden party at the British embassy in Washington.
Guests at the lavish bash included sports stars and senior political figures Credit: Getty
Camilla also spoke with Tom Daley at the soiree Credit: PA
The King speaks with White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller Credit: Getty
Charles and Camilla had enjoyed afternoon tea at the White House Credit: Reuters
Guests at the lavish bash included Brit diving champion Tom Daley, Lioness star Esme Morgan and The Jattvibe’s very own Harry Cole.
Thousands of sandwiches were prepared for the party, including beef and horseradish, egg mayonnaise and cucumber, as well as scones.
Senior political figures Senator Ted Cruz, speaker of the house Mike Johnson and his predecessor Nancy Pelosi were also in attendance.
Charles, 77, was spotted chatting with British Olympic diving star Tom Daley, 31, as the pair discussed their shared love of knitting.
Daley, who lives in LA with his husband and two children, had jetted in for the day to attend the party.
He said: “Knitting is my outlet for all my creativity, my mindfulness and my meditation and the King has tried knitting many a time.
“He said he tried knitting when he was eight and he wasn’t very good but said he might pick it back up – he knows it’s very good for mental health.
“But I want to try and get it back into the school curriculum and maybe he can help me do that.”
Meanwhile, during the soiree, the Queen spoke with charity bosses working to combat child exploitation and sexual abuse.
Michelle DeLaune, CEO of the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children, praised the Queen as “wonderful” for “raising awareness”.
She added: “There are many people suffering in silence and having people, someone like her, to look up to gives a sense it’s not so isolating.”
And prior to the bash at the official residence of Sir Christian Turner, the UK’s ambassador to the US, Camilla admitted she was “quite jet lagged”.
She made the joking confession as she and the King viewed contents of a time capsule marking America’s 250th independence anniversary.
The state visit’s programme will “celebrate the historic connections and the modern bilateral relationship” between the two countries.
It will also mark the 250th anniversary of American Independence, which was declared on July 4, 1776.
Trump – a known fan of the Royals – has previously said how much he was looking forward to spending time with the King”.
“It will be TERRIFIC!,” he wrote on Truth Social when the state visit was announced.
The visit marks the most important foreign trip for the King’s so far as it comes at a time where the Special Relationship appears to be in jeopardy.
Trump has mocked Keir as “weak” and blasted the UK.
The leaders have clashed over the Iran war, the Chaos Islands and even Britain’s sovereignty of the Falkland Islands.
Downing Street will be hoping that the monarchy’s soft power diplomacy can help put UK-US relations on a firmer footing.
The last time a British monarch paid a visit the US capital was almost 20 years ago, when Queen Elizabeth II made the trip in 2007.
