King's US visit will go ahead as planned, Buckingham Palace says

King Charles and Queen Camilla's state visit to the US will go ahead "as planned", Buckingham Palace has said, after a shooting incident in Washington DC raised security concerns. A statement on Sunday said the decision had been made "after discussions on both sides of the Atlantic through the day". It is understood there will be minor adjustments to some of the engagements to further minimise risks. Security concerns were raised after a gunman attempted to storm the White House Correspondents' Dinner at a Washington hotel on Saturday night. The acting US attorney general says the suspect was likely targeting President Donald Trump. The palace said the King was "greatly relieved" to hear the US president, Melania Trump and other guests had been unharmed. It's understood the King and Queen privately reached out to the Trumps to express their sympathies for those caught up in the attack. President Trump and other senior administration figures were evacuated from the dinner after a man fired several shots while attempting to enter the venue. The suspect, identified in US media as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, was detained at the scene. That had prompted talks about the security around
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