US EditionD.C. preparation for King Charles visit goes Down Under with Australian flag error
The mistake was quickly corrected as more than 230 flags were prepared to welcome the British king, officials said.
- On Friday, the District of Columbia mistakenly placed Australian flags near the White House to welcome King Charles III, though officials quickly corrected the error by replacing them with the British flag among more than 230 banners.
- This state visit marks the 250th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence from British rule and is widely considered the most high-profile trip of the monarch's reign so far.
- The trip aims to shore up the "special relationship," which has sunk to its lowest point in 70 years amid strains surrounding the Iran war. Former ambassador Nigel Sheinwald noted the visit demonstrates ties deeper than current political acrimony.
- Recent YouGov polling shows 49 per cent of British voters opposed the trip, while 33 per cent support it; 62 per cent of Labour voters also opposed the visit, making Reform the only party backing the journey.
- After departing Washington, the royal couple will visit New York and Virginia before heading to Bermuda. Trump, while critical of Prime Minister Keir Starmer, told the BBC he knows the King well and considers him "a brave man.
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D.C. preparation for King Charles visit goes Down Under with Australian flag error
The District of Columbia mistakenly placed several Australian flags instead of British flags near the White House ahead of King Charles’ U.S. visit, although the error was quickly corrected, a D.C. Department of Transportation official said on Friday.
Who’s arriving on Monday, the King of Australia or the British Monarch?
US residents and children are usually not very illustrates about foreign countries, much less about flags so the District of Columbia, could be partially exonerated of the lack of knowledge. In effect DC, according to news reports, mistakenly placed several Australian flags instead of British flags near the White House ahead of King Charles’ U.S. visit.
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