King Charles III and Queen Camilla Visit 9/11 Memorial in New York Amid State Visit King Charles III and Queen Camilla concluded the third day of their U.S. state visit with a somber visit to the 9/11 Memorial at One World Trade Center in New York City. The royal couple, accompanied by former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, attended a ceremony honoring the victims of the 2001 terror attacks. Bloomberg, who oversaw the rebuilding of the World Trade Center site during his tenure from 2002 to 2013, escorted the royals to one of the reflecting pools, where they laid white flowers and observed a moment of silence. Current New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, New York Governor Kathy Hochul, and New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill also joined the event, though no private meeting between Mamdani and Charles was confirmed. The visit marked the culmination of a four-day trip that began with a state dinner hosted by President Donald Trump. During the dinner, Charles delivered a speech emphasizing the enduring alliance between the United States and the United Kingdom. He humorously referenced a controversial remark by Trump from January 2020, when the former president suggested that European leaders would be speaking German if not for U.S. intervention in World War II. Charles quipped, “Dare I say that, if it wasn’t for us, you’d be speaking French,” to a visibly amused Trump. This lighthearted exchange followed Charles’s address to Congress, the second time a British monarch had ever spoken to the U.S. legislature. Trump’s role in the state visit extended beyond the dinner. The former president hosted a closed-door meeting with Charles in the Oval Office, a gesture that drew attention amid ongoing tensions between the U.S. and the U.K. over Iran’s nuclear program.#new_york_city #queen_camilla #king_charles_iii #911_memorial #one_world_trade_center
