The palace stated the King was “greatly relieved” to listen to the US president, Melania Trump and different company had been unhurt.
It’s understood the King and Queen privately reached out to the Trumps to specific their sympathies for these caught up within the assault.
The US couple and different senior administration figures had been evacuated from the dinner after a person fired a number of pictures whereas making an attempt to enter the venue. The suspect, recognized in US media as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, was detained on the scene.
There had already been talks concerning the safety across the King and Queen’s four-day visit, which begins on Monday, regarding “to what degree the events of Saturday evening may or may not impact on the operational planning for the visit”, the Palace had earlier stated.
Announcing the visit will now go ahead, the Palace stated the King and Queen had been “most grateful to all those who have worked at pace” and had been “looking forward to the visit getting under way tomorrow”.
Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche stated he was “very confident” the King and Queen will be protected in the course of the four-day visit, telling NBC News that Saturday evening’s incident confirmed the US safety system labored.
Senior authorities minister Darren Jones instructed the BBC earlier on Sunday that the King’s state visit would have “appropriate security in place in relation to the risk”.
