When King Charles III addresses a joint session of Congress this week during his state visit to the U.S., he’ll be following in the footsteps of the only other British Monarch to hold the same honor—his mother, Queen Elizabeth II . Historically, joint meetings of Congress for visiting foreign leaders provide an opportunity to reinforce ties between the U.S. and its allies, and that’s exactly what the Queen managed to achieve. Delivered in May 1991, during President George H. W. Bush ’s