King Charles to meet New York Mayor Mamdani at 9/11 memorial ceremony
In the announcement made by King Charles’ office on Friday, it was stated that King Charles is preparing to attend the September 11 commemoration wreath-laying ceremony in New York next week with Mayor Zohran Mamdani. The event will commemorate the victims of the September 11, 2001 Twin Towers attacks, the deadliest attack on the United States.
There were 67 British people among at least 2,606 people who died when Al Qaeda militants crashed their hijacked jet plane into the World Trade Center buildings. Mayor Mamdani’s press secretary confirmed the King’s attendance and added that there would be no private meeting between the two.
The monarch is scheduled to stop in Washington, D.C., New York and Virginia during her state visit from April 27 to April 30. During the trip, King Charles will make a joint speech before the US Congress; This is Queen Elizabeth II. It will be the first joint speech by a British monarch since Elizabeth II’s speech in 1991.
President Donald Trump will meet privately with King Charles and host a state banquet for the king and his wife, Queen Camilla.
The trip comes amid tense U.S. relations with Britain. Trump told the BBC on Thursday he believed King Charles could help repair Washington’s relationship with London. “I know him well, I’ve known him for years. He’s a brave man and a great man. Those would definitely be positive,” Trump said.
Mr Trump also warned that he thought Sir Keir Starmer had “no chance” of repairing the relationship unless he changed course, including by cracking down on immigration.
Besides policy differences, the two leaders also disagreed over the Middle East conflict; The president described the Prime Minister as weak and indecisive.
Charles and Camilla arrive in the United States on Monday for a four-day visit.
Asked by the BBC whether the King’s trip would help mend strained transatlantic relations, Mr Trump said: “Absolutely. He is magnificent. He is a wonderful man. The answer is absolutely yes.”
“I know him well, I have known him for years.
“He’s a brave man and a great guy. It would definitely be a positive.”
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Mr Trump also joined the debate over Peter Mandelson and his appointment as US ambassador earlier this week, calling it a “really bad choice” but adding that the Prime Minister had “plenty of time to heal”.
Asked about his intervention and whether the two could repair their relationship, Mr Trump said: “If he opens the North Sea and his immigration policies get stronger (which they are not right now), he could get better, but if he doesn’t get better, I don’t think he has any chance.”
Asked for his response to the President’s remarks during a visit to the Kenton United Synagogue in Harrow, north-west London, on Thursday, the Prime Minister said: “Look, I am the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and I make my decisions based on Britain’s national interest, not on what other people say or do.
“I am always here to serve the British people, to look out for their interests and to make sure I make the right decisions on their behalf.
“That’s why I made the decision that we will not be dragged into the war in Iran.
“For this reason, I decided not to be dragged into the Bosphorus blockade.
“This is our national interest. This is my duty. I will stick to it, and I will not be deterred or diverted from it by what others say.”
Mr Trump also reiterated that he was “dissatisfied” with the support offered by Britain during the Iran conflict, which Sir Keir does not want to be drawn into.
He said: “I didn’t need them at all, but they should have been there. Frankly, I didn’t need them.”
“I didn’t need anyone. I wanted to see if they would get involved.”
He described the calls for support as “more of a test.”
