President Joe Biden on Tuesday congratulated Britain's new King Charles III and said First Lady Jill Biden would attend the upcoming coronation, the White House said. | News24Arts
Biden spoke with the monarch"underscoring the strength of the relationship between our countries and the friendship between our peoples. The president congratulated the king on his upcoming coronation," the White House said in a statement."The president was appreciative of the offer by the King and looks forward to that state visit," White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters.
She said she did not have a specific timeline for when the visit would take place, but said it would be"in the near future." The king, who took over after the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II, is due to be crowned on 6 May.details of the coronation invitationThe artwork for this, designed by heraldic artist Andrew Jamieson, was handpainted in watercolour and gouache, and features a motif of the Green Man - an ancient figure from British folklore.
Flowers on the invitation, which are made from recycled card, will appear in groupings of three - a nod to the king being the third monarch to be called Charles - and it will also feature a lion, a unicorn and a boar, taken from the royal couple's coats of arms. Alongside the photograph, the invitation for the Coronation and the details of the eight Pages of Honour that will attend Their Majesties at Westminster Abbey have also been revealed:
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