King Charles III and Queen Camilla regaled a flock of American and European celebrities at a swanky Christie\u2019s reception on Wednesday evening, capping off their whirlwind one-day tour in New York City.<\/p>\n
A laundry list of famous faces \u2014 from former Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour and supermodel Karlie Kloss to Grammy-winning singer Lionel Richie \u2014 attended the King\u2019s Trust reception at the famed British auction house in Rockefeller Center.<\/p>\n
Charles founded the King\u2019s Trust, a charity geared towards empowering young people across academics and the workforce, in 1976.<\/p>\n
Christie\u2019s CEO Bonnie Brennan greeted King Charles III and Queen Camilla. REUTERS<\/p>\n
The \u201cGreater Together Reception\u201d was intended to bolster \u201cthe UK\u2019s cultural impact on New York, through the arts, sports and community initiatives,\u201d according to the British Embassy in Washington.<\/p>\n
Actress Nina Dobrev and fashion designer Stella McCartney, daughter of Sir Paul McCartney of the Beatles, were also spotted in attendance.<\/p>\n
Charles and the British ambassador to the US, Sir Christian Turner, viewed the \u201cGreater Together Soft Power Display,\u201d a collection of digital, physical and holographic artwork highlighting \u201cthe UK-US relationship,\u201d according to the embassy.<\/p>\n
After the approximately hourlong reception, the king and queen were spotted being driven down 49th Street and then uptown, with Camilla sticking her hand out the window to wave to a group of fans.<\/p>\n
Lionel Richie and Edward Enniful were in attendance. Samir Hussein\/WireImage<\/p>\n
\u201cMy wife told me to keep an eye out for King Charles and Camilla. I hung around for two hours waiting for Prince Charles \u2013 my error. I\u2019m 62 and he has always been the prince to me,\u201d said Ed Gardella, a retired fire insurance inspector from Bangor, Maine.<\/p>\n
Mike Dominguez, 61, who was visiting from Los Angeles with his 10-year old son Beckham, also hoped to catch a glimpse of the royals, with the boy saying: \u201cI want to be part of something special.\u201d<\/p>\n
But one man, who only gave his name as Mikey, wasn\u2019t as starstruck, fuming about the traffic disruption.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t care if King Charles, LeBron James, Muhammad Ali or Abraham Lincoln was here. I want to cross the street in my city where I pay taxes,\u201d he railed.<\/p>\n
The rare royal visit also included a solemn visit to the 9\/11 Memorial & Museum<\/a>, where Charles and Camilla met with family members who lost loved ones in the 2001 terror attacks.<\/p>\n Charles and his ambassador will each make closing remarks at the reception. POOL\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n