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Women react during the funeral of the victims following a reported strike on a school, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Minab, Iran, March 3, 2026.

Former US officials criticise Pentagon silence on deadly Iran school attack ↗

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In response, Buckingham Palace tells the BBC the King is "naturally mindful" of the government's "well-known position" on preventing nuclear proliferation.

Trump claims King 'agrees' Iran shouldn't have nuclear weapon in White House banquet speech ↗

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President Trump calls the bond with the UK a "friendship unlike any other on Earth" in his toast to the royals.

King hails importance of alliances with US in 'contested world' at White House state dinner ↗

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US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump greeted the royals at the South Portico.

King and Queen attend White House state dinner after address to US Congress ↗

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The King tells lawmakers that the "challenges we face are too great for any one nation to bear alone".

King says UK and US partnership 'more important' than ever in US Congress address ↗

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The Morgan McSweeney Evidence ↗

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He is expected to call for "reconciliation and renewal" between the US and UK amid strained relations over the Iran war.

King to address Congress after touring US Capitol and meeting Trump in Oval Office ↗

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In a speech, the president says Americans have historically had "no closer friends than the British". Later, the King is due to address US lawmakers.

Trump and King meet in Oval Office after royals welcomed to White House with crowds and flypast ↗

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