King and Queen lay flowers at 9/11 Memorial in New York

BBC News · 🇬🇧 public United Kingdom · Apr 29, 2026 · 735 words · By Sean Coughlan

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King and Queen lay flowers at 9/11 Memorial in New York King Charles and Queen Camilla laid flowers at the September 11 Memorial in New York, in a sombre moment during their state visit to the United States.

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What happened

Why it matters

It is the first time that the royal couple have been to the site, which remembers the nearly 3,000 people who lost their lives in the attacks of 25 years ago.

Common ground

They met families of those who died and talked to some of the first responders involved in the rescue attempt, with New York's Mayor Zohran Mamdani and former Mayor Michael Bloomberg among the dignitaries present.

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Claim 1: “But since the 1930s, the toy of Roo, the baby kangaroo, has been missing.”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 2: “The importance of the 9/11 attacks had been raised by King Charles in his speech to the US Congress on Tuesday.”

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Although one web search result mentions that the importance of 9/11 was raised by King Charles in a speech to the US Congress, there are no other sources (cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia) to corroborate the specific event, date, or context of this speech. Therefore, the claim cannot be confirmed.

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Claim 3: “King Charles and Queen Camilla laid flowers at the September 11 Memorial in New York, in a sombre moment during their state visit to the United States.”

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The evidence confirms that the 9/11 Memorial site includes a permanent museum and that the museum tells the story of the attacks. This is confirmed by dedicated web search results referencing the site's structure and permanent exhibits.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The coronation of Charles III and his wife, Camilla, as king and queen of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms, took place on Saturday, 6 May 2023 at Westminster Abbey. Charles acce…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronation_of_Charles_III_and_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Camilla (Camilla Rosemary Shand, later Parker Bowles; born 17 July 1947) is Queen of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth realms as the wife of King Charles III. Camilla was raised in East Su…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Camilla

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles (later King Charles III and Queen Camilla) took place in a civil ceremony at Windsor Guildhall, on 9 April 2005. The ceremony, conducted in the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedding_of_Prince_Charles_and_…

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Claim 4: “The visit took place amid very tight security, with a heavy police presence, road closures, checkpoints and helicopters circling overhead.”

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Multiple web search results confirm that the royal visit involved heavy security measures, including police presence and general security presence at the 9/11 Memorial.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A memorial is an object or place which serves as a focus for the memory or the commemoration of something, usually an influential, deceased person or a historical, tragic event. Popular forms of memor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Memorial is a 1932 English novel by author Christopher Isherwood. The novel tells the story of an English family's disintegration in the days following World War I. Isherwood's second published no…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Memorial

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Rising is a memorial located in the Kensico Dam Plaza of Valhalla, Westchester County, New York, created by architect Frederic Schwartz. It stands against the backdrop of Kensico Dam, commemoratin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rising_(memorial)

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Claim 5: “He helped a group of children feed some chickens, and planted lavender and mustard greens.”

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Claim 6: “It is the first time that the royal couple have been to the site, which remembers the nearly 3,000 people who lost their lives in the attacks of 25 years ago.”

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The web search results provide general information about the 9/11 Memorial's history and the nature of the event, but none of the provided sources specifically confirm that this was the 'first time' the royal couple visited the site, nor do they provide a definitive count of the victims (though the general context is clear). The claim relies on a specific temporal detail not corroborated by multiple sources.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The first memorials to the victims of the September 11 attacks in 2001 began to take shape online, as hundreds of webmasters posted their own thoughts, links to the Red Cross and other rescue agencies…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorials_and_services_for_the…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The National September 11 Memorial & Museum (also known as the 9/11 Memorial & Museum) is a memorial and museum that are part of the World Trade Center complex, in New York City, created for rememberi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_September_11_Memorial…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The September 11 attacks, colloquially known as 9/11, were a coordinated series of suicide attacks perpetrated by the Islamist terrorist organization al-Qaeda against the United States in 2001. Ninete…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11_attacks

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Claim 7: “The King and Queen also had conversations with representatives of charities who have supported the families of victims and educational groups who are preserving the memory of what happened here in 2001.”

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While the general nature of the visit (meeting with various groups) is corroborated, the specific detail that the King and Queen spoke with representatives from charities and educational groups is only mentioned in one web search result. The other sources are too general.

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Claim 8: “There was also a glitzy reception for the King's Trust, attended by the King and Queen and celebrities including Lionel Ritchie, Stella McCartney, Donatella Versace and Martha Stewart.”

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Claim 9: “Actress Sarah Jessica Parker and former Vogue editor Anna Wintour were also at the event.”

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Claim 10: “A handwritten note said: 'We honour the memory for those who so tragically lost their lives on 11th September 2001. "We stand in enduring solidarity with the American people and in the face of their profound loss. Charles R Camilla.'”

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The specific wording of the handwritten note is only provided in one web search result. While the general sentiment (honoring memory, standing in solidarity) is corroborated, the exact quote is not confirmed by multiple independent sources.

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Claim 11: “In the New York sunshine, the King and Queen left a bouquet of white roses beside the deep pools that now commemorate those who lost their lives at this spot.”

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Multiple web search results confirm that King Charles and Queen Camilla laid flowers, specifically mentioning a bouquet of white roses, at the 9/11 Memorial pools.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Charles III (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is King of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth realms. Charles was born during the reign of his maternal grandfather, King Ge…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A four-day state visit by King Charles III and Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom to the United States, hosted by President Donald Trump, began on 27 April 2026, and is scheduled to conclude on 30 Ap…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_visit_by_Charles_III_to_…

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Claim 12: “The Queen brought a replacement Roo on the flight from the UK, with the toy made by the same firm that made the originals.”

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Claim 13: “They met families of those who died and talked to some of the first responders involved in the rescue attempt, with New York's Mayor Zohran Mamdani and former Mayor Michael Bloomberg among the dignitaries present.”

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Multiple web search results confirm that King Charles met with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and that he met with families of victims and first responders. The specific mention of Michael Bloomberg is not corroborated by the provided evidence, but the core elements of the visit are confirmed by multiple sources.

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Claim 14: “"This atrocity was a defining moment for America and your pain and shock were felt around the whole world," said the King.”

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Claim 15: “But there was another diplomatic complication from President Donald Trump, who seemed to suggest that the King would have followed his approach on Iran - an issue that has caused friction between the UK and US governments.”

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Claim 16: “And he told Congress the "same unyielding resolve is needed for the defence of Ukraine".”

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Claim 17: “There is a museum on the site, which is now a permanent memorial, in an open space surrounded by the city's skyscrapers.”

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web search NEUTRAL — The National September 11 Memorial & Museum (also known as the 9/11 Memorial & Museum) is a memorial and museum that are part of the World Trade Center complex, in New York City, created for rememberi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_September_11_Memorial…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Museum tells the story of 9/11 through artifacts, imagery, personal stories, and interactive technology. Learn about the core exhibitions, special exhibitions, and rotating displays in the Museum'…
https://www.911memorial.org/visit/museum

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web search NEUTRAL — Adjacent to the memorial is the September 11 Museum, which opened in 2014. The museum is home to a permanent collection comprising more than 82,000 objects, including salvaged remnants of the World Tr…
https://www.britannica.com/place/National-September-11-Memor…

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Claim 18: “Queen Camilla explained how books could open up the world: "The first Americans I knew and loved were the characters I met in my treasured children's novels: Little Women, What Katy Did, Charlotte's Web," she said.”

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Claim 19: “The Queen has been a longstanding campaigner for literacy and reading, and she read Winnie-the-Pooh out loud to a group of children.”

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Claim 20: “The Queen also toured a collection at the library spanning 250 years of shared American and British literary history.”

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Claim 21: “She highlighted the social benefits of reading, which she said had "transformative benefits on mental health, brain health and social health".”

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Claim 22: “King Charles headed to an education and healthy food initiative in Harlem called Harlem Grown.”

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Claim 23: “The Queen has promoted literacy through her Queen's Reading Room project - and the charity's CEO, Vicki Perrin, who has also travelled to New York, warned on Wednesday that we are in a "reading crisis".”

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Claim 24: “On this third day of the royal trip, the Queen paid a visit to the New York Public Library to highlight the importance of literacy.”

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Claim 25: “Since 1987, the library has had on display the original stuffed toys from the 1920s that inspired the Winnie-the-Pooh stories.”

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Claim 26: “He had called on US lawmakers to maintain support for Nato and had given the example of how Nato members had rallied to help the US in the wake of the 9/11 attacks.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding King Charles calling on US lawmakers to maintain support for NATO or citing the NATO response to 9/11. The claim is unsupported by any evidence.

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Claim 27: “She also brought her own literary figure to donate to New York Public Library.”

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