After two days in Washington, King Charles III and Queen Camilla traveled to New York, drawing a lineup of public figures including New York City Mayor Zoran Mamdani.
Local media including The New York Times reported that on April 29 (local time), Charles visited the 9·11 Memorial in Lower Manhattan. At the memorial pools, the king and queen paid tribute to the victims and laid flowers. Michael Bloomberg, chairman of the memorial, stood with Charles during the wreath-laying.
Charles’ appearance also highlighted the 67 Britons who died in the Sept. 11 attacks, now at the 25th anniversary. The New York Post reported that Mamdani attended and greeted the king. Before the event, Mamdani had told reporters he would ask Charles to return the Koh-i-Noor diamond, which he said Britain took from India. The ceremony ended without incident, and Mamdani stayed about an hour before leaving, the reports said.
Camilla held a separate event at the New York Public Library to promote literacy. The New York Times said the library’s holdings include a copy of the Declaration of Independence, a 1775 map of New York City, and a letter written in 1812 by Jane Austen (1775-1817), whose 250th birth anniversary was marked last year. Camilla read “Winnie-the-Pooh” to children at the event.
Sarah Jessica Parker, the star of the U.S. television series “Sex and the City,” accompanied Camilla during the library visit. People magazine reported that Camilla, a longtime supporter of reading who has founded a charity to promote books, and Parker, who has focused on literacy efforts, share common interests.
Vogue editor Anna Wintour and Jenna Bush Hager, a news anchor and daughter of former U.S. President George W. Bush, also attended. Page Six, an entertainment outlet, described the gathering of Camilla, Parker and Wintour as looking like “a scene from ‘Sex and the City.’”
The New York Times reported, however, that Charles and Camilla were not expected to meet Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, during the U.S. trip, saying the king’s schedule included no separate plan to see Harry. Buckingham Palace declined to comment. Harry said in a statement that a state visit is a tightly scheduled working trip funded by British taxpayers, adding that it would be neither expected nor possible to add personal engagements.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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