{"id":213938,"date":"2026-04-29T12:12:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T12:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/213938\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T12:12:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T12:12:26","slug":"king-and-queen-of-england-visit-nyc-as-part-of-us-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/213938\/","title":{"rendered":"King and Queen of England visit NYC as part of US trip"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 King Charles III<\/a> and Queen Camilla<\/a> are headed to New York on Wednesday as part of their closely watched diplomatic visit to the U.S.<\/p>\n

The royal couple\u2019s swing through the city comes midway through a four-day trip marking 250 years of American independence<\/a>. It will be the first trip to New York by a reigning British monarch since Queen Elizabeth II<\/a> visited in 2010.<\/p>\n

They are expected to take part in a wreath-laying ceremony at the National 9\/11 Memorial, where they will meet with first responders and the families of victims of the Sept. 11 attacks. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani<\/a> and other dignitaries are also expected to attend the ceremony, which comes ahead of the 25th anniversary of the attacks.<\/p>\n

The queen is then scheduled to visit the New York Public Library, where she\u2019ll deliver a new \u201cRoo\u201d doll to add to the library\u2019s famed collection<\/a> of Winnie-the-Pooh stuffed animals, as the beloved children\u2019s character turns 100 this year.<\/p>\n

The five dolls currently on display — Winnie-the-Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, Eeyore and Kanga — were the inspiration for the characters in A.A. Milne\u2019s children\u2019s books. They were owned by the English author\u2019s son, the real-life Christopher Robin, in the 1920s. The dolls were donated to the library in 1987 and are a centerpiece of the library\u2019s collection of children\u2019s literature. Roo, in the books, was a small brown kangaroo and son of Kanga.<\/p>\n

The king, meanwhile, was expected to visit an after-school, urban farming effort that works with young people affected by food insecurity, as well as meet later with business and financial leaders in Manhattan.<\/p>\n

The royal couple are then expected to attend a reception for the King\u2019s Trust, a charity Charles founded in 1976<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The four-day trip is Charles\u2019 first state visit to the U.S. since he became king. His mother, Queen Elizabeth II<\/a>, made four state visits to the U.S.<\/p>\n

Monday, the king and queen joined President Donald Trump<\/a> and first lady Melania Trump for tea at the White House.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, Charles and Trump had a closed-door meeting<\/a> in the Oval Office. The king then delivered a rare speech before Congress — the first by a British monarch since his late mother in 1991 — followed by a formal state dinner at the White House.<\/p>\n

The monarchs are also expected to make stops in Virginia before wrapping up their U.S. visit back at the White House on Thursday with a formal farewell from Trump. Charles then travels solo to Bermuda on his first visit as king to a British overseas territory.<\/p>\n

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