King Charles III visits Ground Zero, pledges 'enduring solidarity' with Americans
Key takeaways
- King Charles III expressed “enduring solidarity with the American people” on Wednesday during a visit to New York’s 9/11 memorial, part of a state trip aimed at easing strained US-UK ties.
- The four-day US tour, clouded by tensions over the Iran war, began in Washington with President Donald Trump warmly greeting the monarch and his wife Queen Camilla.
- In New York, the royal couple laid a bouquet of white roses and a handwritten note at one of two reflecting pools that mark where the World Trade Center once stood.
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King Charles III expressed “enduring solidarity with the American people” on Wednesday during a visit to New York’s 9/11 memorial, part of a state trip aimed at easing strained US-UK ties. The monarch and Queen Camilla laid white roses at the reflecting pools after earlier meeting President Donald Trump in Washington.
By: FRANCE 24 Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla visit the 9/11 Memorial with former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, April 29, 2026, in New York © Seth Wenig, AP King Charles III declared his "enduring solidarity with the American people" Wednesday, as he visited the 9/11 memorial in New York as part of a state visit focused on healing strained ties between Britain and the United States.
The four-day US tour, clouded by tensions over the Iran war, began in Washington with President Donald Trump warmly greeting the monarch and his wife Queen Camilla.