Harlem, Midtown and the 9/11 Memorial in the Financial District -distant points in Recent York– will be visited today Wednesday by the kings of England, Charles III and his wife Camilla, so security measures predict a increased traffic congestion throughout the city.
In continuation of their first visit as kings to the United States, the couple arrives in New York from Washington DC, where yesterday Carlos gave a speech at The Capitol. It was the 2nd time in history that a British monarch addresses a joint session of the US Congress. His mother Isabel was the first to do so more than 30 years ago, on May 16, 1991.
Charles had not visited the country since 2018, when as prince he attended the funeral of former president George HW Bush. His trip to New York today was modeled after the shooting that occurred during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday, event that has led the authorities to reevaluate security measures which they had been preparing for several weeks.
“We are absolutely certain that the security concept that we have implemented for (today) will be effective,” he told ABC Info Matt McCool, special agent in charge of the US Field Office United States Secret Service in New York.
McCool explained that the current concept consists of multiple levels and has been carefully coordinated between its agency, their UK counterparts, the New York Police Department (NYPD), the Fire Department (FDNY) and the Port Authority Police.
armored vehicles They will be part of the convoy that will transport the royals around the city. Agent McCool explained that the security concept always remains versatile and adaptable. Various measures will be in force today, both visible and invisible. “Our counterattack team, our containment snipers,” he pointed out.
McCool rates the outdoor events in New York City as particularly challenging. «There are long-range threats that we must neutralize… every roof, every window. “We have been planning for the worst-case scenario since day one,” he said.
Agenda for the day in Recent York
Generalities have been disclosed about the activities in New York of Carlos III and Camilla. Your first stop will be the 9/11 Memorialwhere the couple will meet with first response teams and relatives of victims of the attacks, who will turn 25 this September.
“My wife and I will once again pay tribute to the victims, their families and “the courage shown in the face of such an ugly loss”King Charles III announced during his visit to Washington DC, this Tuesday. “We were by his side then, and we remain by his side now, in solemn memory of a day that will never be forgotten.”
From there, Queen Camilla will head to the New York Public Library (NYPL) in Midtown, while King Charles will move to 134th Street in Harlem, an area where Since yesterday, law enforcement officers were observed carrying out patrol and reconnaissance work.
Carlos will meet with the nonprofit organization Harlem Grown, which supplies locally grown fruits and vegetables to the community for free. However, some residents of the neighborhood were skeptical of this visit. “If it helps the community, then yes; otherwise, I don’t see any point in it,” commented Ismael Sow.
The couple is later expected to attend a gala reception to benefit The King’s Belief -on its 50th anniversary-, a charity that Carlos founded in 1976 with the customary title The Prince’s Belief. It will be held at the headquarters of Christie’s Recent York, at Rockefeller Center.
Virginia: last stop
In Virginia, tomorrow Thursday Carlos and Camila They will visit a national park and a local farm dedicated to horse racing, and will witness performances by cultural groups from the Appalachian region, according to the palace. The kings will also attend a neighborhood festival to celebrate the America’s 250th Anniversary.
After USA Carlos He will move without Camila to the Bermuda Islands to make your first visit to a British Overseas Territory.
Trump has been received on a couple of occasions by a British monarch throughout his two terms: first by Queen Elizabeth II in 2019, and then by Charles III last year.