King Charles III will use a trip to New York on Wednesday to showcase cultural and economic ties between Britain and the United States at a time when the “special relationship” is under strain.<\/p>\n
It is the third day of a four-day state visit, clouded by tensions over the Iran war, that began in Washington with President Donald Trump warmly greeting the monarch and his wife Queen Camilla.<\/p>\n
The New York leg will first see the royals take part in a wreath-laying ceremony at the 9\/11 memorial to mark 25 years since the terror attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people.<\/p>\n
“This atrocity was a defining moment for America and your pain and shock were felt around the whole world,” Charles told the US Congress on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
“We stood with you then. And we stand with you now in solemn remembrance of a day that shall never be forgotten,” he added in a speech that called for unity among Western powers.<\/p>\n
After meeting 9\/11 first responders and victims’ families, Charles, who is passionate about gardening and the environment, will visit an urban sustainable farming project providing mentorship to young people and tackling hunger.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Camilla will mark the 100th birthday of fictional teddy bear Winnie the Pooh at the New York Public Library, where she is expected to gift a specially made toy of the character Roo.<\/p>\n
Later, Charles will mingle with business leaders, including investors and entrepreneurs, at an event highlighting the transatlantic economic ties.<\/p>\n
Trump this month threatened to backtrack on a trade agreement with the UK that limits the impact US tariffs, as he criticized Britain’s lack of support over the Iran war.<\/p>\n
Charles’s final engagement will celebrate the work of his youth charity, The King’s Trust, at a reception that will also spotlight British and American cultural industries.<\/p>\n
– ‘We stand united’ –<\/p>\n
Security in New York will be tight for the royal visit, which comes just days after an alleged assassination attempt against Trump at a Washington press gala.<\/p>\n
The city’s leftist Mayor Zohran Mamdani is not expected to meet Charles privately but will join him for the 9\/11 ceremony.<\/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 jet flypast and a state banquet at the White House.<\/p>\n
Trump, taking a jovial tone, has even joked about his Scottish-born mother having a crush on Charles.<\/p>\n
That is in stark contrast to his barbs at Prime Minister Keir Starmer for failing to join the war against Tehran, which had cast a diplomatic shadow ahead of the royal visit.<\/p>\n
Charles capitalized on his address to Congress — the first by a British monarch since his mother Queen Elizabeth II in 1991 — to paper over those tensions.<\/p>\n
“Whatever our differences, whatever disagreements we may have, we stand united in our commitment to uphold democracy,” he told lawmakers.<\/p>\n
Addressing Congress during celebrations marking 250 years since American independence 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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