Charles, Camilla pay respects at 9/11 Memorial

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Source: abc news

Charles, Camilla pay respects at 9/11 Memorial


Charles and Camilla’s first stop in New York City Wednesday was the National 9/11 Memorial, where they met with families of Sept. 11, 2001, victims and first responders.

The royals were greeted by former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, who showed them the memorial and stood by their side as they laid a bouquet of flowers.

Other elected officials in attendance at the memorial were New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill.


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Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla, along with former Mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg, arrive at the 9/11 Memorial during a state visit to the United States, in New York City, April 29, 2026.

[FakeNoose]

1. I went there a few months ago, and it's amazing but very solemn

Unfortunately I didn't receive a personal escort from ex-Mayor Bloomberg, I think he was busy that day.

[Lonestarblue]

2. During Trump's first term, he was in France for D-Day commemorations and refused to go to the American Cemetery.

It was raining and he didn't want to get wet or some other stupid excuse. The King (a real king) and Queen showed class. Trump the fake king has none.

[2naSalit]

3. I thought tht...

Camilla was his consort and not actually queen.

Nobody ever referred to Queen Elisabeth's husband as King, he was granted the status and title of Prince, so why is everybody calling her a queen?

[Talitha]

6. Camilla went through some sort of ceremonial procedures.

The procedures elevated her from Consort to Queen, something Charles definitely was going to make sure happened.

Edit to add: Phillip was married to the Queen, but marriage didn't make him a King - that's by birth only.

[2naSalit]

7. Well...

Camilla is only there due to marriage.

I can never see her as much more than melanoma's high stature of First Concubine so I guess it's just me thinking there's something wrong with it.

[Talitha]

17. I know, and I agree with you. You'd think it goes with the territory.

From what I understand she didn't 'qualify' for full Queenship because she'd been married before, but Charles insisted that she be given the full title of Queen. Since the Royal Brits have rules and rules on top of rules, she had to be annointed just like Charles was, and he saw to it that it happened.

As an aside, I think the whole muddle is Camilla's fault. Back in the day, she didn't want to wait for Charles to complete his training - like Catherine did for William (remember how the press called Catherine 'waitee Katie'?)

Camilla was impatient and got married, but she and Charles never broke up... as Diana said, there were three of them in the marriage. Camilla got divorced before Diana died (waiting in the wings?) and it was just a matter of time before she and Charles would hook up. In a way it's a good thing Charles originally married Diana and not Camilla - I can't imagine what their 'issue' would have looked like.

So Charles finally has the woman of his dreams and some day William will sit on the throne. At least Harry was smart enough to ditch the lot and get the hell away from that disfunctional family.

[TomSlick]

8. It's a language thing.

A queen is either a queen regnant or queen consort. A queen regnant is the ruling monarch. A queen consort is the wife of a king. Camilla will be queen consort only so long as she is the wife of the monarch. She is not William's mother, so when Charles dies, she will not be the queen mother. She will likely be titled as the queen dowager.

A king is always a ruling monarch. There is no such thing as a king consort. That is why Queen Elizabeth's husband was styled Prince Phillip.

It's archaic but them's the rules.

[2naSalit]

10. That makes sense...

But it annoys me greatly that she is called queen.

[TomSlick]

13. It annoys me that she's in the public eye.

She is proof that the heart will not be told whom it may love.

How in any world could she be the other woman that Charles would choose over Diana?

[2naSalit]

14. He was...

The other man before he married Diana so I guess waiting until both their spouses were dead was their answer to the problem though they were obviously involved the whole time.

I agree with your sentiment about her public visibility.

[FakeNoose]

9. They originally had it set up that she would be called "Consort" not "Queen"

If Diana had lived and stayed married to Charles, she would have had the title Queen.

Somehow it got kicked around when Charles actually married Camilla, and it was finally decided that she would receive the title of Queen after Elizabeth's passing and Charles' ascension. But they kept it quiet for a long time because Elizabeth was still living.

[CTyankee]

12. i still have great sorrow over what happened to Diana. She was too young and protected to devise plots and get ahead.

I have detested the royal family ever since.

[electric_blue68]

4. As an NYC'r bern there usually once a year, but not since covid...

It is solemn, but also imho very beautiful l.
The waters flow down into the lower pool.
Because the names are cut out of the metal people wilo stick a flower stem into the openings. Very lovely.

Went through the process waaay back of originally voting on the then proposed designs at a big Javits Center meeting.
Can't remember what I picked, and if this was in the running but I love it.

[some_of_us_are_sane]

5. I remember Trump saying

just AFTER 9/11, that "now I have a better SKYLINE from Trump Tower.' A TOTAL ASSHOLE!!!!

[question everything]

11. Interesting that Bloomberg, not Giuliani (American Mayor) was the host

[some_of_us_are_sane]

15. Bloomberg is the Chairman of the Memorial & Museum

Bloomberg and Trump are long-standing enemies. (And Guiliani is a cooked goose at this point in his mentally and morally debauched life.)

[question everything]

16. Thank you for the information

[Skittles]

18. Giuliani is a fucking disgrace

I want that guy inflicted on anyone.