FRONT ROYAL, VA – Pizza and soda laid out on red gingham-covered tables. Marching bands from local schools and cheerleaders with pom-poms paraded down the street, interspersed with fire trucks and classic American cars.
But this wasn't an average block party celebration for this small town. It was a royal jubilee.
King Charles III and Queen Camilla stopped by Front Royal, a Virginia town with a population of roughly 15,000 tucked near mountainous Shenandoah National Park, on April 30.
The visit capped the British royals' historic four-day state visit to the United States to mark the country's 250th anniversary of independence. Earlier, Charles met with President Donald Trump, gave an address to Congress where he touched on climate protection and the strong U.S.-U.K. bond, stopped by the 9/11 memorial in New York City and even met with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
Charles, wearing a gray suit, chatted with merchants who set up booths across the town green, schoolchildren and local dignitaries during his brief stop.
