Trump to host King Charles, Dutch royals in separate visits
In separate visits, President Trump is planning to host monarchs from the United Kingdom and the Netherlands next month.
Updated on: March 24, 2026 / 12:29 PM EDT / CBS News
Washington — It's not a palace, but next month the White House is set to be overrun by royals.
During a separate visit in June to the Netherlands, the president stayed with King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima at Huis ten Bosch Palace, a royal residence in The Hague. Next month, the Dutch royal couple is scheduled to stay overnight at the White House when they visit Washington. Their trip includes stops in Philadelphia and Miami, according to the Dutch National Information Service, or RVD, which added the main purpose of the working visit is to "underline economic relations."
An overnight stay at the White House is rare for world leaders, who normally stay across the street at Blair House, which was purchased by the U.S. government during World War II.
The visits come ahead of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence by colonies originally settled by former Dutch and British citizens. Yet the visits coincide with an increasingly fraught relationship for Mr. Trump with European leaders, some of whom are especially opposed to war with Iran and his attempts to take over Greenland.