King Charles US visit live: Royal couple to attend events celebrating America Thursday on final day of tour

The British embassy in Washington shared pictures of King Charles III’s engagement with industry leaders and investors at a UK-US Trade and Business event at Rockefeller Centre.

It noted that UK companies employ more than 112,000 people, supporting around $8 billion in two-way trade in goods in New York alone.

“In total, we invest over $1.7 trillion in each other’s economies, supporting more than 2.5 million jobs (over 1 million in each country),” it shared.

Dozens of people gathered on the streets of New York as King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrived and moved around the city for a number of events.

The King met members of the public during a visit to Harlem Grown, a local community organisation and after-school initiative tackling systemic health, education and wellbeing challenges faced by children and families in Upper Manhattan.

King Charles III and Queen Camilla have wrapped up a packed day in New York, the third of their four-day US visit, attending multiple events across the city.

It was the first visit by a reigning British monarch to New York City in 16 years.

• The King and Queen went to the 9/11 memorial, marking the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. They laid flowers and met victims’ families and first responders.

• The King visited Harlem Grown in Harlem and joined children in planting crops and feeding chickens. He met the community organisation that helps kids and hosts agricultural and educational programs. Charles watched some kids plant lavender.

• The Queen attended a literary event at the New York Public Library, reading to children and donating a Winnie-the-Pooh character doll.

• Charles attended a UK trade and business event at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, meeting investors and financial leaders.

• The day ended with a UK–US cultural reception for The King’s Trust before the couple returned to Washington, DC.

Presenting the U.S. president with a shiny bell bearing the word Trump engraved upon it could have been a master stroke of soft power diplomacy by the King. Indeed, the artifact from the late submarine HMS Trump may yet keep the US president’s sentimental affection for some things British.

However, the bauble from the wartime boat, decommissioned and chopped up for scrap in 1971, does not appear to have had any mitigating effect on Trump’s public antics – or his international diplomacy.

New York City mayor Zohran ​Mamdani said on Wednesday he would encourage King Charles to return the 105.6-carat Koh-i-Noor diamond, with his comments coming during the monarch’s ongoing US visit.

“If I were to speak ⁠to the King separately from that, I would probably encourage him to return the Koh-i-Noor Diamond,” Mamdani, who is Indian American, said when asked at a press conference hours before a ceremony that commemorated ⁠victims of the deadly September 11 2001, ⁠attacks.

While Mamdani later met King Charles at the commemorative event, it remains unclear whether the issue was raised directly in their conversation. Buckingham Palace declined to comment, and Mamdani’s office did not confirm any discussion on the matter.

His comments have once again revived the long-running debate over the Koh-i-Noor diamond as India has previously repeatedly demanded that Britain return the 105-carat diamond.

Britain’s then colonial governor-general of India arranged for the ‌huge diamond to be presented to Queen ‌Victoria in 1850 after the East India Company had annexed the region of Punjab in 1849 and taken the diamond from a deposed Indian leader.

India has previously said the diamond ​was a “valued piece of art with strong roots in ‌our nation’s history.”

The ⁠diamond’s possession by the British is seen by many Indians ⁠as a symbol of colonial atrocities during British rule.

The diamond has been previously ‌owned by ​India’s Mughal emperors, shahs of Iran, ‌emirs of Afghanistan, and Sikh maharajas, ​according to the Historic Royal Palaces charity.

The royals are expected to receive a formal farewell from President Donald Trump on Thursday.

Afterward, the pair will visit Virginia for various community activities. King Charles is then expected to travel to Bermuda.

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President Donald Trump has claimed that King Charles “probably would have helped us” in Iran in another attack on Prime Minister Keir Starmer and NATO.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shared a statement celebrating King Charles’ speech to Congress.

“I thank His Majesty King Charles III @RoyalFamily, the United Kingdom, and all valiant American hearts for this clarion call for unity in support of Ukraine across the Atlantic,” Zelensky wrote on social media.

“This is exactly what is needed to bring dignified and lasting peace to Ukraine and all of Europe. The people of Ukraine deeply appreciate all the support provided by the United Kingdom and the United States. Thank you,” he added.

The King discussed the war in Ukraine and called for unity as he spoke to a joint session of the U.S. Congress Tuesday afternoon.

“In the immediate aftermath of 9/11, when NATO invoked Article 5 for the first time and the United Nations Security Council was united in the face of terror, we answered the call together, as our people have done so for more than a century,” Charles said.

“Shoulder to shoulder through two world wars, the Cold War, Afghanistan, and moments that have defined our shared security. Today, Mr. Speaker, that same unyielding resolve is needed for the defense of Ukraine and her most courageous people,” he continued.

The Empire State Building is displaying red, white, blue and gold to celebrate King Charles and Queen Camilla’s visit to the U.S.

“Tonight, the Empire State Building shines Red, White, Blue, and Gold in honor of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla’s royal visit to New York,” the Empire State Building’s X account posted.

New York City’s mayor says he would urge the King to return a long-disputed crown jewel to India if they spoke privately.