Royal Dinner & Speech: Charles & Trump's State Visit

0:00It's April 29th. You're listening to Durham News Today, AI-powered local news. King Charles III dined with President Trump and Melania Trump at a fancy state dinner, and now the full menu is out. First up was a garden herb, volute soup, paired with hearts of palm salad, then spring herb ravioli stuffed with ricotta and mushrooms from the white, house garden. The main hit doversole in brown butter with veggies and potatoes, wrapping with a beehive chocolate cake, custard, and honey ice cream. Melania Trump oversaw the whole spread, picking wines to toast the US-UK bond like a reselling Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from American spots. Military bands from the Marines, Army, and Air Force lit up the night with tunes from the president's own group and others. This all went down on Tuesday, April 28th, during Charles and Queen Camilla's first official state visit here. They're marking America's 250th birthday of independence, arriving Monday, April 27th.

1:02The next day, Charles spoke to Congress, the second world to do so, hitting on climate change and a fresh shooting at the White House correspondence, dinner that hurt a secret service agent, cops nabbed the 31-year-old suspect Saturday, April 25th, charging him with trying to assassinate the president, gun crimes, and firing during violence, no plea yet. Solid reminder that these threats won't shake the alliance.