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King Charles commemorates 9/11 victims in New York visit

dw.com·Kate Hairsine·about 1 month ago
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King Charles III and his wife, Queen Camilla, commemorated victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack during their visit to New York City on Wednesday. The royal couple laid a bouquet of white lilacs, daffodils and peonies at the 9/11 memorial in lower Manhattan where the World Trade Center's twin towers once stood. The towers were destroyed when militants from the al-Qaeda Islamist terrorist group flew two planes into them, killing 2,753 people. A note accompanying the flowers laid by the royal couple read: "We honour the memory of all those who so tragically lost their lives on 11th September 2001, and stand in enduring solidarity with the American people in the face of such profound loss. Charles R ‌Camilla R." The king and queen placed a bouquet at the 9/11 Memorial Image: Yuki Iwamura/AP Photo/picture alliance The royal couple then met with relatives of victims and first responders to the terrorist attack.…

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