As King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrived at the White House in Washington, DC on the second day of their historic four-day state visit to the United States, spotted among the crowds was second lady Usha Vance.
Wearing a long light pastel blue outfit with cutwork near the hem, Usha Vance, who is expecting her fourth child, walked onto the South Lawn on Tuesday, April 28 for the British king and queen's arrival ceremony with husband Vice President JD Vance before taking a seat between her husband and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. U.K. Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent were also seated in the same row as the Vances.
The second lady accessorized her look with small drop earrings with her hair done in her signature style.
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Usha and JD Vance's children
Usha Vance and the vice president announced the pregnancy on Jan. 20 with a statement posted to X.
"Usha and the baby are doing well, and we are looking forward to welcoming him in July," the statement said.
The Vance family currently has three children: eight-year-old Ewan, five-year-old Vivek, and three-year-old Mirabel. The couple is known to keep their children out of the public eye.
Divorce rumors
The announcement came after the pair faced a flurry of divorce rumors, which first surfaced before their move into the Naval Observatory and reached a fever pitch in November 2025.
Usha Vance stirred controversy in the final days of fall when she visited Camp Lejeune alongside first lady Melania Trump. The second lady was seen talking to troops during the outing without her wedding ring. The second lady, despite rampant online discourse, has been photographed with and without her wedding band on numerous occasions.
A spokeswoman for the second lady told USA TODAY at the time that Vance is "a mother of three young children, who does a lot of dishes, gives lots of baths and forgets her ring sometimes."
"Sometimes I'm wearing it and sometimes I've just been to the gym and showered and I'm not wearing it,” Usha Vance previously told USA TODAY.
Though she and her husband "do find it kind of funny" that people are talking about them, she said she doesn't "find it fruitful" to keep track of the rumors.
King Charles III, Queen Camilla's US visit
King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrived in the United States on April 27 to commemorate the nation's 250th anniversary. The royals' four-day trip began in Washington and has included a speech by Charles to the U.S. Congress and meetings with President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump.
The visit marks the couple's first U.S. trip since King Charles III ascended the British throne in 2022, immediately after the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II.
Trump visited Britain in September for his second state visit, years after his last one in 2019 during his first White House term.
The palace said in a statement that King Charles III will "celebrate the historic connections and the modern bilateral relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States." The royal couple will stay in the United States through April 30 as they honor the 250th anniversary of America's independence from Great Britain.
Queen Elizabeth II made four state visits to the United States during her reign: in 1957, 1976, 1991 and 2007. Charles also visited the United States 19 times as Prince of Wales, according to Buckingham Palace.
Contributing: Jay Stahl, Taijuan Moorman and Brendan Morrow, Anthony Robledo / USA TODAY
Saman Shafiq is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at sshafiq@usatodayco.com and follow her on X and Instagram @saman_shafiq7.
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