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01/11/2005
Royal trip to begin at Ground Zero
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall have set off for a US tour.
The first engagement of the tour in New York will be a visit to Ground Zero where a memorial in the garden will be dedicated to the 67 British victims of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Centre.
During the week-long US trip, the first official trip abroad since their marriage, Prince Charles and Camilla will meet with UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and attend a number of engagements.
Visiting Washington tomorrow and Friday, the royal couple will dine with President George W Bush and the First lady at The White House.
On Friday, the Prince of Wales, accompanied by The Duchess of Cornwall, will lay a wreath to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the end of the Second World War at a new Second World War Memorial in Washington DC.
The tour will also see the couple attend a farmers market and visit an organic farm in Marin County.
The Prince of Wales will also deliver speeches at an awards ceremony for architecture in Washington and at a Seminar on Environmental issues in San Francisco.
The flag-flying tour of the 16-strong royal entourage concludes on Tuesday November 8.
(SP/KMcA)
The first engagement of the tour in New York will be a visit to Ground Zero where a memorial in the garden will be dedicated to the 67 British victims of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Centre.
During the week-long US trip, the first official trip abroad since their marriage, Prince Charles and Camilla will meet with UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and attend a number of engagements.
Visiting Washington tomorrow and Friday, the royal couple will dine with President George W Bush and the First lady at The White House.
On Friday, the Prince of Wales, accompanied by The Duchess of Cornwall, will lay a wreath to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the end of the Second World War at a new Second World War Memorial in Washington DC.
The tour will also see the couple attend a farmers market and visit an organic farm in Marin County.
The Prince of Wales will also deliver speeches at an awards ceremony for architecture in Washington and at a Seminar on Environmental issues in San Francisco.
The flag-flying tour of the 16-strong royal entourage concludes on Tuesday November 8.
(SP/KMcA)
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