{"id":927572,"date":"2026-04-30T01:56:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T01:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/927572\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T01:56:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T01:56:12","slug":"king-charles-iii-visits-ground-zero-pledges-enduring-solidarity-with-americans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/927572\/","title":{"rendered":"King Charles III visits Ground Zero, pledges ‘enduring solidarity’ with Americans"},"content":{"rendered":"

King Charles III<\/a> declared his “enduring solidarity with the American people” Wednesday, as he visited the 9\/11 memorial in New York<\/a> as part of a state visit focused on healing strained ties between Britain and the United States.<\/p>\n

The four-day US tour, clouded by tensions over the Iran war<\/a>, began in Washington with President Donald Trump<\/a> warmly greeting the monarch and his wife Queen Camilla.<\/p>\n

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<\/a> Center once stood.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“We honour the memory of those who so tragically lost their lives on 11th September 2001,” the note read, marking 25 years since the terror attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“We stand in enduring solidarity with the American people in the face of their profound loss,” it added.<\/p>\n

They arrived in a convoy of black vehicles and were accompanied by businessman and former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg<\/a>, who chairs the 9\/11 Memorial & Museum.<\/p>\n

Charles, wearing a navy suit, and Camilla, in a black dress, shook hands and spoke with victims’ families, first responders and elected officials.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The monarch was also seen laughing with Zohran Mamdani<\/a>, the leftist New York mayor, who earlier said he would urge Charles to return to India<\/a> the Koh-i-noor diamond, which the British Empire took in the 1800s.<\/p>\n

Read more‘You’d be speaking French’: King Charles pokes fun at Trump during state dinner<\/a><\/p>\n

‘Greater together’\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Charles ended his visit to New York by attending a star-studded gala at Christie’s auction house, which focused on cultural ties across the Atlantic as well as the work of his youth<\/a> charity, The King’s Trust.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Guests included former Vogue editor Anna Wintour, singer Lionel Richie, and designers Donatella Versace and Stella McCartney.<\/p>\n

At the reception, Charles said the bond between Britain and the United States is “a relationship rooted in shared creativity, enterprise and values<\/a>, reminding us that we are truly greater together.”<\/p>\n

He earlier discussed UK<\/a> investment<\/a> opportunities with business<\/a> leaders, including Google-parent Alphabet president Ruth Porat and Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman, over canapes of British staples beef Wellington and fish and chips.\u00a0<\/p>\n

That economic-focused event came after Trump this month threatened to backtrack on a trade agreement with the UK as he criticized Britain’s lack of support over the Iran war.<\/p>\n

In lighter engagements, the monarch also visited an urban sustainable farming project in Harlem where he fed chickens.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Camilla celebrated the 100th birthday of Winnie the Pooh at the New York Public Library by reading an excerpt from a story to local school children<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She was joined by US actress Sarah Jessica Parker and thriller writer Harlan Coben.<\/p>\n

Read moreKing Charles calls for US-UK unity in speech to US Congress amid Iran tensions<\/a><\/p>\n

‘We stand united’\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Security in New York was tight for the royal visit, which came just days after an apparent assassination attempt <\/a>against Trump at a Washington press gala.<\/p>\n

British officials will be pleased so far with the pomp-filled US welcome for Charles and Camilla, which has included a 21-gun salute, military<\/a> jet flypast and a state banquet at the White House<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Trump, taking a jovial tone, has even joked about his Scottish-born mother having a crush on Charles.\u00a0<\/p>\n

That is in stark contrast to his barbs at Prime Minister Keir Starmer<\/a> for failing to join the war against Tehran.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Charles used his address on Tuesday to Congress — the first by a British monarch since his mother Queen Elizabeth II<\/a> in 1991 — to try to smooth over those tensions.<\/p>\n

“Whatever our differences, whatever disagreements we may have, we stand united in our commitment to uphold democracy<\/a>,” he told lawmakers.<\/p>\n

Addressing Congress during celebrations marking 250 years since American independence<\/a> from Britain, Charles stressed how the two nations’ partnership was “born out of dispute, but no less strong for it.”<\/p>\n

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