King Charles has made several visits to the Oval Office over the years. HUM Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images ; Samir Hussein/WireImage
King Charles III has met 10 US presidents, from Dwight Eisenhower to Donald Trump.
Richard Nixon tried to set Charles up with his daughter Tricia, and he grew close to Nancy Reagan.
On Monday, Charles visited Donald Trump during the first British state visit to the US since 2007.
For decades, royal family members and US presidential families have visited each other’s residences, hosted state dinners in each other’s honor, and corresponded during times of celebration and mourning, a testament to the “special relationship” between the two countries.
Queen Elizabeth II met 12 US presidents during her lifetime. Her son and successor, King Charles III, has met 10.
Photos show how Charles’ relationships with US presidents have developed and changed through the years.
Charles was 10 when he met President Dwight Eisenhower at Balmoral Castle in Scotland during a laid-back visit in 1959.
President Eisenhower (centre) with the British Royal family (L-R) Prince Philip, Princess Anne, HM Queen Elizabeth, Prince Charles and Captain John Eisenhower, at Balmoral Castle, Scotland, September 1959. Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
The New York Times described the visit as informal, with the Queen driving Eisenhower around the estate and treating him to a picnic lunch on the shores of a lake.
He greeted President Richard Nixon at Buckingham Palace in 1969 during the president’s first foreign trip in office.
President Nixon stands with Queen Elizabeth during a meeting at Buckingham Palace. Princes Charles and Philip stand with Princess Anne behind them. Bettmann/Contributor/Getty Images
Nixon met with Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip, Charles, and Anne, who hosted a luncheon at the palace in his honor.
The following year, Charles visited the Nixons at the White House.
(Original Caption) President and Mrs. Nixon welcome Prince Charles and Princess Anne on the balcony of the South Portico of the White House here. Left to right are Prince Charles; Nixon; David Eisenhower, (partly hidden), Nixon’s son-in-law; Princess Anne; and Mrs. Nixon. (Princess Anne is wearing a yellow dress. Bettmann/Contributor/Getty Images
Nixon gave Charles and Anne a tour of the balcony of the South Portico.
Charles later revealed that Nixon tried to set him up with his daughter, Tricia.
Prince Charles with Tricia Nixon at a baseball game in Washington, USA. 20th July 1970. Daily Mirror/Mirrorpix via Getty Images
Charles and Tricia Nixon toured the Washington Monument and attended a baseball game together.
“That was quite amusing, I must say,” Charles told CNN in 2021 of Nixon’s matchmaking efforts.
He met President Jimmy Carter at the 1977 G7 Summit.
National leaders and royalty in London, 1977. Left to right: Pierre Trudeau, (Prince Charles far background), Princess Margaret, Takeo Fukuda, James Callaghan, Valery Giscard d’Estaing, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, Jimmy Carter, Giulio Andreotti, Helmut Schmidt. Part of the 1977 G7 meeting. Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images
The third G7 Summit was attended by the leaders of Canada, France, Italy, West Germany, Japan, the UK, and the US.
President Ronald Reagan called Charles “a most likable person” after meeting with him at the White House in 1981.
Great Britain’s Prince Charles (right), on a brief visit to Washington, meets with President Ronald Reagan in the Oval Office at the White House in 1981 Wally McNamee/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images
Reagan wrote in his diary that White House ushers committed the faux pas of serving the prince tea from a tea bag rather than loose-leaf tea, according to The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute.
“It finally dawned on me that he was just holding the cup and then finally put it down on a table. I didn’t know what to do,” Reagan wrote.
Charles welcomed the Reagans to the UK during an official visit in 1982.
Prince Charles, Duke Philip of Edinburgh and Queen Elizabeth II welcome US President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan at Windsor Castle during an official visit to England. Larry Downing/Sygma/Sygma via Getty Images
The Reagans became the first US presidential couple to stay at Windsor Castle, according to the National Archives, and they attended a black-tie dinner at the castle as well.
The Reagans returned the favor in 1985 by hosting then-Prince Charles and Princess Diana at a White House state dinner.
UNITED STATES – NOVEMBER 09 1985: Prince Charles, Ronald Reagan, Nancy Reagan And Princess Diana, Princess Of Wales. Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images
Charles later wrote in a letter to Nancy Reagan: “Diana still hasn’t got over dancing with John Travolta, Neil Diamond and Clint Eastwood in one evening, not to mention the President of the United States as well!”
Charles became particularly close with Nancy Reagan, and they kept in touch through letters until her death in 2016.
US President Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy welcome 09 November 1985 in White House, Washington, D.C., Princess Diana and her husband Prince Charles. The Royal Couple arrive in Washington, D.C. for a three-day visit before traveling on to Florida. Britain’s Prince Charles and his new bride, Camilla, arrive in the United States Tuesday 01 November 2005 on their first official trip overseas since their wedding in April. The eight-day visit to New York, Washington and San Francisco will include a wreath-laying ceremony at the site of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, a meeting with UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, lunch and dinner at the White House and several receptions, as well as meetings with business leaders and organic farmers. DON RYPKA/AFP via Getty Images
In one letter to the first lady, Charles opened up about his doomed marriage to Diana.
“One day I will tell you the whole story,” he wrote in a letter dated June 21, 1992, People magazine reported. “It is a kind of Greek tragedy and would certainly make a very good play!”
Charles attended Ronald Reagan’s funeral in Washington, DC, in 2004.
Britain’s Prince Charles and former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher leave the National Cathedral following the state funeral of former President Ronald Reagan, in Washington. Christy Bowe/ImageCatcher News Service/Corbis via Getty Images
Charles was accompanied by former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and then-Prime Minister Tony Blair.
Charles first met George H.W. Bush while he was serving as Reagan’s vice president.
WASHINGTON – NOVEMBER 11 1985: (FILE PHOTO) In this file photo issued on October 31, 2005, Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales and Princess Diana, the Princess of Wales meet Vice-President George Bush and Barbara Bush at the British Ambassador’s Residence on November 11, 1985 during an official visit to America in Washington DC, USA. Prince Charles the Prince of Wales is taking his new wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall on a visit to the United States which begins formally on November 1, 2005. Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images
Charles and Diana dined with then-Vice President George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush at the British Ambassador’s Residence in 1985.
They reunited in 1989 during Bush’s own presidency.
President George Bush, his wife Barbara Bush and Prince Charles talk after the Prince of Wales landed by helicopter at Camp David to have dinner with the Bushes on February 17, 1989. Jean-Louis Atlan/Sygma via Getty Images
Charles joined the Bushes for dinner at Camp David.
Charles and Bush continued to see each other at official events even after Bush was no longer president.
Former US President George Bush with the Prince of Wales (L) during the flypast at the Rededication Ceremony of the American Air Museum of Great Britain at the Imperial War Museum Duxford, Cambridgeshire. * The American Air Museum, designed by Lord Foster and opened by Her Majesty The Queen in August 1997, houses the finest collection of historic American combat aircraft outside the United States. The building stands as a memorial to the 30,000 US airmen who gave their lives while flying from British bases, including Duxford, during the Second World War. The Rededication Ceremony took place in the presence of some 2,000 American veterans and their families. Andrew Parsons – PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images
In 2002, both Bush and Charles attended a rededication ceremony for the American Air Museum of Great Britain in Cambridgeshire.
Charles attended George H.W. Bush’s funeral in 2018 on Queen Elizabeth’s behalf.
Britain’s Prince Charles (C) is greeted by Karen Pence (L) and her husband US Vice President Mike Pence (2nd R) as they arrive for the funeral service for former US President George H. W. Bush at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC on December 5, 2018. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images
Charles, who was greeted by then-Vice President Mike Pence at the National Cathedral, was seated next to former British Prime Minister John Major during the service.
President Bill Clinton and Charles were both in attendance at Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin’s funeral after his assassination in 1995.
From L-R: French President Jacques Chirac, British Prime Minister John Major, Prince Charles, German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, German President Roman Herzog, UN Secretary General Boutros Boutros Ghali, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, US First Lady Hillary Clinton, US President Bill Clinton and Netherlands Premier Wim Kok stand behind the late Israeli Premier Yitzhak Rabin’s coffin during his funeral at the Jerusalem Mount Herzl military cemetery 06 November. ZOOM 77/AFP via Getty Images
Charles and Clinton were seated in the front row alongside leaders from France, Germany, Egypt, and the Netherlands.
While serving as first lady, Hillary Clinton represented the US at Diana’s funeral in 1997.
Hillary Clinton, wife of American President Bill Clinton leaving Westminster Abbey after the funeral service for Diana, Princess of Wales, 6th September 1997. Jayne Fincher/Getty Images
Bill Clinton did not attend the service since it was not an official state funeral, CNN reported.
Charles also worked with Hillary Clinton in her role as secretary of state.
LONDON – APRIL 1: Britain’s Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (L) and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, meet U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton (R) at St James’s Palace on April 1, 2009 in central London. The Prince of Wales hosted a meeting of world leaders on global climate and environmental challenges, ahead of the G20 summit in London. Toby Melville/WPA Poll/Getty Images
In 2009, Hillary Clinton attended a meeting with world leaders hosted by Charles at St James’s Palace to address environmental issues and the global climate crisis before the G20 summit.
President George W. Bush attended banquets with Charles during his state visit to the UK in 2003.
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – NOVEMBER 20: President George W Bush Hosts A Banquet For The Royal Family At The American Ambassador’s Residence Winfield House In Regent’s Park, London As A Thank You For The Hospitality He Received During His State Visit To Britain. The President And Mrs Laura Bush Talk With Prince Charles. Tim Graham Picture Library/Getty Images
The Bushes’ visit marked the first time a US president was hosted by the royal family since the Reagans’ trip in 1982.
They attended a state dinner at Buckingham Palace and hosted a banquet in return at Winfield House, the American ambassador’s residence, to thank the royal family for their hospitality.
Two years later, the Bushes hosted Charles and Camilla for a state dinner at the White House.
WASHINGTON – NOVEMBER 2: (L-R) U.S. President George W. Bush, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, first lady Laura Bush and Prince Charles, Prince of Wales pose at the White House as they arrive for the social dinner on the second day of the royals’ eight-day visit to the U.S. November 2, 2005 in Washintgton, DC. Chris Jackson/Getty Images
The state dinner menu included buffalo tenderloin, a salad with Vermont camembert cheese and spiced walnuts, and petit fours cake for dessert, according to the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum.
In his remarks, Charles said that returning to the White House brought back “many fond and happy memories” of his first visit with Anne in 1970, “when the media were busy trying to marry me off to Tricia Nixon.”
Charles first met President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama at a 2009 reception for G20 leaders at Buckingham Palace.
US President Barack Obama (R) and his wife Michelle (2nd R) speak with Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall (2nd L) and Britain’s Prince Charles (L) during a reception for the G20 leaders at Buckingham Palace, in London, on April 1, 2009. World leaders wrangled Wednesday on how a London summit could fix the global economy as demonstrators attacked a bank in an anti-capitalist riot in the British capital. Demonstrators laid siege to the Bank of England and smashed the windows of a nearby bank that has become a symbol of the financial crisis rescue carried out by the British government which will be discussed at Thursday’s Group of 20 summit in the city. KIRSTY WIGGLESWORTH/AFP via Getty Images
The G20 leaders discussed responses to the global financial and economic crisis.
Charles met with Obama at the White House in May 2011 ahead of the president’s state visit to the UK.
US President Barack Obama speaks with Britain’s Prince Charles prior to meetings in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 4, 2011. SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images
During the US visit, which occurred shortly after Prince William and Kate Middleton’s royal wedding, Obama congratulated Charles and joked that he wouldn’t have been able to handle the pressure of such a large ceremony since his 1992 wedding to Michelle Obama had just 300 guests.
Charles spent more time with the Obamas during their UK state visit a few weeks later.
US President Barack Obama (R) speaks to Britain’s Prince Charles as they leave Winfield House, in central London, on May 24, 2011. US President Barack Obama Tuesday basked in the lavish royal pageantry of a state visit to Britain, given an extra dash of glamour by a brief encounter with Prince William and his bride Catherine. But the 24-hour demands that follow a US president everywhere shadowed the London pomp, as Obama took time out to say he was “heartbroken” at the toll of vicious tornados which ripped across the US midwest, killing 116 people. Dominic Lipinski/AFP via Getty Images
Charles and the Obamas met at Winfield House and attended a state dinner at Buckingham Palace in May 2011.
At a commemorative D-Day ceremony in 2014, Obama appeared to salute Charles in his military uniform, eliciting a chuckle from the then-Prince of Wales.
OUISTREHAM, FRANCE – JUNE 06: Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall meet President Barack Obama of the United States during a Ceremony to Commemorate D-Day 70 on Sword Beach on June 6, 2014 in Ouistreham, France. Friday 6th June is the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings which saw 156,000 troops from the allied countries including the United Kingdom and the United States join forces to launch an audacious attack on the beaches of Normandy, these assaults are credited with the eventual defeat of Nazi Germany. A series of events commemorating the 70th anniversary are planned for the week with many heads of state travelling to the famous beaches to pay their respects to those who lost their lives. Chris Jackson/Getty Images
The ceremony marked the 70th anniversary of D-Day.
During another White House visit in 2015, Obama was overheard telling Charles that Americans like the royal family “much better than their own politicians.”
WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 19: Prince Charles, Prince of Wales smiles with President of the United States of America Barack Obama in the Oval Office on the third day of a visit to the United States on March 19, 2015 in Washington, DC. The Prince and Duchess are in Washington as part of a Four day visit to the United States. Chris Jackson/Getty Images
“I don’t believe that,” Charles was heard replying in footage captured by CBS News in the Oval Office.
Charles encountered President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump at social events in New York City long before they entered politics.
NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 01: Prince Charles (L) chats with businessman Donald Trump and his wife, Melania Trump, during the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) reception on the first day of the royal eight-day visit to the U.S., on November 1, 2005 in New York City. Chris Jackson/Getty Images
Charles was photographed chatting with the Trumps in 2005 at a reception hosted by the Museum of Modern Art.
As president, Trump met with Charles at Clarence House during a state visit to the UK in June 2019.
US President Donald Trump (2L) reacts as Britain’s Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (R) picks up a photographer’s flash diffuser, before posing for pictures with US First Lady Melania Trump (C) and Britain’s Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (2R), before taking tea at Clarence House in central London on June 3, 2019, on the first day of the US president and First Lady’s three-day State Visit to the UK. Britain rolled out the red carpet for US President Donald Trump on June 3 as he arrived in Britain for a state visit already overshadowed by his outspoken remarks on Brexit. VICTORIA JONES/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
In a June 2019 meeting at Clarence House during a state visit, the two leaders discussed the climate crisis.
Trump told ITV that his meeting with Charles was scheduled to last 15 minutes, but went on for an hour and a half.
Charles “did most of the talking,” though Trump did say that he told the then-Prince of Wales that the US “has among the cleanest climates there are.”
“He is really into climate change, and I think that’s great. I totally listened to him,” Trump told ITV.
Trump continued: “What he really wants, and what he really feels warmly about, is the future. He wants to make sure future generations have climate that is good climate, as opposed to a disaster. And I agree.”
A Clarence House spokesperson told CNN that Trump and Charles had developed a “good working relationship” following another meeting in December 2019.
LONDON, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 03: Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall meet US President Donald Trump and wife Melania at Clarence House on December 3, 2019 in London, England. France and the UK signed the Treaty of Dunkirk in 1947 in the aftermath of WW2 cementing a mutual alliance in the event of an attack by Germany or the Soviet Union. The Benelux countries joined the Treaty and in April 1949 expanded further to include North America and Canada followed by Portugal, Italy, Norway, Denmark and Iceland. This new military alliance became the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). The organisation grew with Greece and Turkey becoming members and a re-armed West Germany was permitted in 1955. This encouraged the creation of the Soviet-led Warsaw Pact delineating the two sides of the Cold War. This year marks the 70th anniversary of NATO. Victoria Jones – WPA Pool/Getty Images
The Trumps stopped by Clarence House for another short visit while in the UK for a NATO summit.
President Joe Biden got to know Charles while serving as Obama’s vice president.
US President Barack Obama (2ndR), US Vice President Joseph R. Biden (R), Britain’s Prince Charles (2ndL) and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, wait for a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House March 19, 2015 in Washington, DC. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images
Biden joined Charles and Camilla in the Oval Office during their 2015 visit to the US.
After Queen Elizabeth’s death in 2022, Biden assured the new king that his late mother would “be with him every step of the way.”
President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at the State Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on Monday, September 19. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
The Bidens paid their respects by visiting the Queen’s coffin at Westminster Hall, signing the official condolence book at Lancaster House, and attending her state funeral.
“Our hearts go out to the royal family — King Charles and all the family,” Biden told reporters. “It’s a loss that leaves a giant hole. And sometimes you think you’ll never overcome it. But as I’ve told the king, she’s going to be with him every step of the way — every minute, every moment. And that’s a reassuring notion.”
In May 2023, Jill Biden attended Charles’ coronation without her husband — no US president has ever attended one.
US First Lady Jill Biden, and her granddaughter Finnegan arrive at Westminster Abbey, ahead of the coronation of King Charles III and Camilla, the Queen Consort, in London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. Andrew Matthews/Pool via AP
Trump blasted Biden as “very disrespectful” for skipping Charles’ coronation, but US presidents have historically sent delegations and never attended the event themselves.
During a state visit to the UK in July 2023, Biden met with Charles at Windsor Castle to discuss the climate crisis.
WINDSOR, ENGLAND – JULY 10: Britain’s King Charles III speaks to US President Joe Biden as they stand on the dais, during a ceremonial welcome in the Quadrangle at Windsor Castle on July 10, 2023 in Windsor, England. The President is visiting the UK to further strengthen the close relationship between the two nations and to discuss climate issues with King Charles III. Jonathan Brady – WPA Pool/Getty Images
Biden and Charles met privately before holding a larger gathering with investors and philanthropists to discuss renewable energy and deforestation, among other issues, the White House said in a statement.
Biden appeared to break royal etiquette rules by touching the king’s arm and putting his hand on his back during a ceremonial welcome at Windsor Castle, but Charles didn’t appear to mind and returned the gesture.
Upon returning to the White House for a second term, Trump spent time with Charles during a rare second state visit to the UK in September 2025.
WINDSOR, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 17: King Charles III and US President Donald Trump inspect the Guard of Honour during the State visit by the President of the United States of America at Windsor Castle on September 17, 2025 in Windsor, England. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
US presidents serving a second term aren’t usually invited for a second state visit to the UK, but Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivered a surprise invitation to Trump while visiting the White House in February 2025.
The royal family pulled out all of the stops for Trump’s visit. Trump rode with Charles in the royal family’s gilded Irish State Coach, where he and Melania Trump were welcomed with a Guard of Honor. The two leaders also sat next to each other at the state dinner held at St. George’s Hall.
In April 2026, the Trumps returned the favor by hosting Charles and Camilla at the White House ahead of America’s 250th anniversary.
Queen Camilla, King Charles, Donald Trump, and Melania Trump in front of the White House in April 2026. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Charles and Camilla’s trip marked the first British state visit to the US since 2007, and Charles’ first as monarch.
The president and first lady hosted Charles and Camilla at the White House for afternoon tea, a ceremonial military review, and a state dinner. Charles also met with Trump in the Oval Office and addressed a joint session of Congress.
