1 of 2 | King Charles III waves as he departs after he and Queen Camilla visited the 9/11 Memorial pools in New York City on Wednesday. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
April 29 (UPI) -- Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla laid flowers at the Sept. 11 memorial and met with victims' families and first responders in New York City on the third day of their state visit to the United States.
It was the first visit by a reigning British monarch since Queen Elizabeth II visited in 2010.
The terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center in 2001 killed nearly 2,800 people, 67 of them British. During the queen's trip, she officially opened what is now called the Queen Elizabeth II September 11th Garden. The lower Manhattan space honors the British citizens who died in the attacks.
The royal couple laid flowers beside the reflecting pool, which has the names of victims etched into the side. Standing beside them were firefighters and officers from the New York Police Department, the Port Authority Police Department and the New York Fire Department, in dress uniforms, The New York Times reported.
