King and Queen arrive in US

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands were welcomed in Philadelphia as the royal couple started their three-day visit to mark America’s 250th anniversary of ​independence. 

The king and queen were welcomed to the Independence national Park by Governor Josh Shapiro and First Lady Lori Shapiro.

According to the local media, the royals will undertake more engagements in Philadelphia on Monday before heading off to Washington, D.C. for a White House dinner.

Meanwhile, Britain's King Charles is also due to arrive in the US late this month.

He will address ​the US Congress on April ‌28 during his visit to Washington, House Speaker Mike Johnson said in a statement.

Charles and his wife ​Queen Camilla will visit the US ⁠in a long-planned trip to mark ​the anniversary of that country's ​independence from British rule, before the couple pay a visit to Bermuda.

The high-profile trip comes ​as the British government hopes to repair relations ‌with ⁠Donald Trump, which have been damaged by the Iran war.

It will be the first state visit by a ​British monarch ​since 2007, ⁠when Charles' mother Queen Elizabeth made what was the ​fourth such U.S. trip of ​her ⁠reign.

Trump said the king and queen's visit would begin on April 27 ⁠with ​a banquet dinner at ​the White House the next day.