King Charles to see Melania Trump's beehives during state visit to the US

King Charles and Queen Camilla's visit begins on Monday, when the royal couple will be received by President Donald Trump and his wife at the White House in Washington, D.C.
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US First Lady Melania Trump has been leading preparations for the state visit of Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla to the US.

The White House said in a press release.

The visit will begin on Monday, when the royal couple will be welcomed by President Donald Trump and his wife at the White House in Washington, D.C.

The presidential couple will be hosting afternoon tea before touring the beehives in the White House garden.

The visit to the garden comes just days after it was announced that Melania Trump has expanded the White House's beekeeping with a new beehive.

The new beehive is designed as a miniature version of the White House.

The hives are located on the South Lawn, a lawn immediately south of the White House.

King Charles is an experienced beekeeper himself. According to the AP news agency, he and Queen Camilla have at least three hives at Highgrove House, the royal couple's private residence in Gloucestershire, England.

Queen Camilla is also patron of the charity Bees for Development, which focuses on the importance of bees for sustainable development.

The British royal couple's state visit to the United States will take place from Monday to Thursday.

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