King Charles Speaks in Congress, Praises US Founding Fathers

0:00It's April 28th. This is Entertainment and Celebrity News today, AI-powered stories from the Spotlight. King Charles drops in real history in Washington, becoming just the second British monarch to address a joint session of U.S. Congress, stepping in. The footsteps of his late mother, Queen Elizabeth, who spoke there back in 1991. This happened Tuesday, April 28th. During the second day of his state visit with Queen Camilla, time to write as America gears up for its two. 150th birthday. He kicked off by calling out that shooting at the White House correspondence dinner over the weekend, where a secret service agent got hit and a. Suspect named Cole Tomas Allen faces charges for trying to take out the president. Charles stressed unity against violence, saying those acts won't break democracy, or spread fear. Tying into the revolutionary past, he joked he's no sneaky comeback for his ancestor, King George III, who lost the colonies. Instead, he praised the founding fathers for building a nation on life, liberty, and happiness through bold ideas, not guns, and highlighted how both.

1:03U.K. and U.S. thrive on shared democratic vibes. The King warned today's world is even more volatile than when his mom spoke here decades ago, urging the special relationship to evolve and tackle. Global threats together, building on eight decades of alliance without getting too inward focused. With the state dinner at the White House tonight, then trips to New York for 9-11 memorials and charity work, Virginia block parties and. Apollation culture, Charles wraps the U.S. leg before heading to Bermuda, keeping that trans-Atlantic bond strong.