Trump commemorates America’s British heritage during royal visit

(The Center Square) – For the first time in nearly 20 years, the sitting British monarch, King Charles III, and his wife, Queen Camilla, are visiting Washington, D.C., in honor of America’s 250th year of independence from the British crown. President Donald Trump noted the irony in a speech Tuesday paying tribute to the royal couple and the shared heritage of the two nations. The South entrance to the White House flew British and American flags Tuesday as a military band played the British and American national anthems. There was even a performance from a group that appeared to be dressed like redcoats. “Here in the shadows of monuments to George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, honoring the British king might seem an ironic beginning to our celebration of 250 years of American independence. But in fact, no tribute could be more appropriate,” Trump said. “For nearly two centuries before the revolution, this land was settled and forged by men, women who b