DC’s preparations for King Charles’ Washington visit goes Down Under with Australian flag error
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Britain's King Charles (left) with US President Donald Trump at Windsor Castle on Sept 18, 2025. Mr Trump will host the king in Washington next week.
PHOTO: REUTERS
WASHINGTON - The District of Columbia mistakenly placed several Australian flags instead of British flags near the White House ahead of King Charles’ US visit, although the error was quickly corrected, a DC Department of Transportation official said on April 24.
Charles is also the head of state for Australia, but the role is largely ceremonial.
Fifteen Australian flags were briefly included among more than 230 flags put on display to welcome the British king when he arrives in the US capital on April 27. They were later replaced with the British flag, the official said.
Charles’ four-day state visit, to mark the 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence from British rule, is widely seen as the most high-profile trip of his reign so far.
The trip will aim to shore up the two allies’ “special relationship”, which has sunk to its lowest point in 70 years amid disagreements surrounding the Iran war. REUTERS
