Britain's King Charles meets tech leaders during DC visit

King Charles met with leading tech executives, including Jensen Huang, Jeff Bezos, and Lisa Su, during his Washington D.C. visit, as part of a high-profile U.S. state trip. The engagement comes amid tense UK–U.S. relations and ahead of a state dinner at the White House.

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April 29, 2026

Britain's King Charles meets tech leaders during DC visit

Britain's King Charles speaks with Apple CEO Tim Cook and President and Chief Investment Officer of Alphabet and Google Ruth Porat during a meeting with chief executives from the technology industry at Blair House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 28, 2026.

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Britain's King Charles met with chief executives from the technology industry in Washington D.C. on Tuesday (April 28).

Photographs showed Charles speaking with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, AMD President Lisa Su, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, and others.

The meeting came on the second day of a four-day state visit to the U.S. during a tense time in relations between the two countries, after Trump has repeatedly criticized UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer for what Trump says is his lack of help in prosecuting the Iran war.

King Charles was scheduled to attend a state dinner at the White House on Tuesday night, the first since Trump had the East Wing torn down to make way for his planned ballroom.

The East Wing for decades has been the official entrance for guests arriving for state dinners and other functions, and with the area now a construction zone, they will have to take a different route into the building.

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