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Security measures have been considerably enhanced around the White House in anticipation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla’s go to, following a suspected assassination attempt on President Donald Trump at the Washington Hilton just days earlier.

A considerable steel barricade has been put in along the White House perimeter from 14th St. to Constitution Avenue, rendering a number of fashionable Washington, D.C. areas inaccessible. Beyond the barricades, dozens of security checkpoints have been established requiring full identification checks and drug and bomb-sniffing canines, according to Express US reporter Jack Hobbs, who is at the scene.

“While residents of Washington, D.C. went about their daily lives, the high security fences and barricades had been a stark reminder of what transpired on Saturday night,” Hobbs reported. This follows an incident where Cole Allen, 31, allegedly breached a security perimeter at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

Allen discharged a firearm before being subdued and taken into custody. A Secret Service agent was struck in his protecting vest but sustained no severe accidents.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche suspects Trump and his Cabinet members had been the meant targets of the assault. The timing has raised issues given its proximity to the King and Queen’s arrival.

Buckingham Palace confirmed the go to will proceed as scheduled, with security measures firmly in place and U.S. and U.Ok. flags lining the streets in celebration.

“The King and Queen are most grateful to all those who have worked at pace to ensure this remains the case and are looking forward to the visit getting underway tomorrow,” the palace said in a assertion.

U.Ok. Ambassador to the U.S. Christian Turner confirmed on Sunday that he was “very confident that their Majesties will have the very best security throughout the visit.” Ahead of the royal couple’s arrival, armed personnel are posted at every checkpoint around the White House, and heightened foot patrols are performed by both the National Guard and the D.C. Metropolitan Police.

King Charles and Queen Camilla are set to be welcomed by President Trump and First Lady Melania at roughly 4:15 p.m. at the White House’s south portico, where the heads of state will collect for a personal afternoon tea in the Green Room on the State flooring.

The royal pair will also tour the beehives located on the South Lawn, just a week after the First Lady announced that the White House had expanded its long-running honey-making program, which now options a new beehive modeled after the enduring building itself.

Following Tuesday’s bilateral assembly with Trump in D.C., the King and Queen will journey to New York City on Wednesday to pay their respects at the 9/11 memorial. They will also meet with first responders and households of those who misplaced their lives that day.

To conclude their go to, their Majesties will bid farewell to the Trumps on Thursday before heading south to Virginia for a sequence of group engagements. Charles and Camilla are scheduled to attend a group celebration commemorating the 250th anniversary of American independence.