In late April 2026, King Charles III and Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom will undertake a historic state visit to the United States, a trip crafted to mark the 250th anniversary of American independence. But even weeks before the royal party touches down in Washington D.C., the visit has been tangled in two overlapping sources of friction: growing public calls for a meeting with survivors of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and unusually strained political relations between the UK and US governments.