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When will Joe Biden meet Prince Charles during UK trip? What else is on the itinerary? All you need to know about US President's state visit

US President Joe Biden will meet King Charles in London as part of a state visit

Published: 13:34, 11 April 2023 | Updated: 13:34, 11 April 2023

US President Joe Biden has accepted an invitation from King Charles III to come to the UK on a state visit.

Mr Biden will not be attending the official coronation ceremony of King Charles, which takes place on Saturday, 6 May, 2023 at Westminster Abbey.

Instead, the US will be represented at the event by First Lady Jill Biden.

So, when will Joe Biden meet King Charles in London?

How long will the US President be in the UK?

Here is everything you need to know about Joe Biden's state visit to the UK.

Joe Biden (pictured) has accepted an invitation from King Charles III to come to the UK on a state visit

When will Joe Biden meet King Charles in London?

Whilst the White House confirmed that a 'friendly' conversation took place between Mr Biden and the reigning monarch - including the offer to Biden of a state visit - a date is yet to be confirmed.

'During that call the King offered for him [Biden] to come and do a state visit which the president accepted', said White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre, according to the BBC.

'So they will see each other again very soon.'

Ms Jean-Pierre stated the King and President Biden 'have a good relationship' and see eye to eye on issues such as climate change.

During the call on Tuesday, which lasted nearly half an hour, Ms Jean-Pierre said the president discussed how he enjoyed meeting the late Queen at Windsor in 2021.

She said there was currently no timeframe for the visit, but it would be 'in the near future'.

What else is on the itinerary?

As dates are still to be revealed, it is not yet clear what is on the itinerary for Mr Biden's UK visit, other than the confirmation that he will meet King Charles.

However, the US President begins a four day trip to Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland on Tuesday, 11 April.

He will begin in Belfast as part of a visit which will also see Prime Minister Rishi Sunak present to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, which was signed on 10 April, 1998.

It is anticipated that the president will hold a meeting with Northern Ireland's main political parties before a speech at Ulster University.

Mr Biden will also travel to the Republic of Ireland, where he will carry out a number of engagements during his four-day stay, including visiting Co Louth and Co Mayo, from where his ancestors hail.

Through his Irish relatives, Biden has occasionally played up the idea that it makes him anti-British.

When a reporter for the BBC tried to ask him a question in 2020, he responded: 'The BBC?

I'm Irish.'

King Charles III (pictured) will be officially crowned at a ceremony on Saturday, 6 May, which will be held at Westminster Abbey

Why isn't Joe Biden going to the coronation?

Traditionally, the US have adopted a policy of not sending presidents to such events.

In 1953, then-US President Dwight D.

Eisenhower did not attend the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, but the country did send four representatives from the Special Delegation.

The full guest list for the coronation is yet to be revealed, with the possible attendance of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle still unknown.

However, heads of state and representatives from a number of key British allies and Commonwealth nations are expected to be part of the guest list for the coronation.

Heads of state from Ireland, France, Spain, Belgium, Japan, Hungary and Monaco will be at the coronation.

All three presidents of the European Union - Ursula von der Leyen, Roberta Metsola and Charles Michel - will attend.

Andrzej Duda, the current president of Poland, was the first head of state to be confirmed as attending the event.