Prince Charles and Camilla visit the US and tour monuments

#princecharles #presidentobama #joebiden #royalvisitusa Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall, are on a four-day tour to the United States and were shown around the towering monuments to Martin Luther King and Abraham Lincoln before heading to the former home of George Washington.
This has been reported in news.sky.com dated 19 March 2015.
For a start, the Royal couple visited famous monuments in Washington DC. At the Martin Luther King Memorial, they were joined by two civil rights leaders, the Rev Jesse Jackson and Georgia congressman John Lewis. They had organized the famous Selma march in 1965.
Prince Charles, the 66-year-old heir to the British throne accompanied by the duchess then toured George Washington's Mount Vernon estate in Virginia – he had last visited it in 1970. Charles and Camilla also greeted students and teachers from a high school in Virginia.
They were greeted by schoolchildren and a lone piper and, laid a wreath on the grave of the man who, more than anyone else, ensured Americans would not be the prince's future subjects. Other visits included the National Archives, which holds the US constitution, the Declaration of Independence and a copy of the English Magna Carta.
The Royal Couple would also go to the Oval Office where they would have informal talks with US President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden. Subsequently, Charles and Camilla would proceed to Louisville, Kentucky, to tour an African-American cultural center which celebrates the life of the city's most famous son, boxer Muhammad Ali.
Among his itinerary is a meeting with faith leaders where he would give a speech at the cathedral in Louisville. It may be recalled that Prince Charles had last met the president in May 2011, a few days after the wedding of Prince William to Kate Middleton.
The Prince is no stranger to the US because this visit would be his 20th official visit spanning five decades.

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