William and Kate in New York City – a visit to remember

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, better known as William and Kate, ae on a three-day visit to the United States and apart from chatting with President Obama and Hillary Clinton, they received cheers from people on the street and met Jay-Z, Beyonce and King James -- also known as basketball star LeBron James.
Among their other activities were a look at an American-style protest as demonstrators marched outside Barclays Center in Brooklyn to show their anger about the lack of an indictment in the Eric Garner chokehold death.
Kate was, without doubt, the star of the show and screams greeted her when she arrived at a children's craft group in Harlem – she was greeted by the first lady of New York City, Chirlane McCray, amid tight security.
William, on his part, jetted down to Washington to meet President Obama at the White House and later spoke at a session of the World Bank about the need for an international effort to stop illegal trading in wildlife.
He subsequently flew back to New York on a U.S. Airways shuttle, first class.
At night, William and Kate attended a reception organized by the Royal Foundation in recognition of the conservation work carried out by Tusk Trust and United for Wildlife partners, including the Wildlife Conservation Society, Conservation International and The Nature Conservancy.
Present on the occasion was Hillary Clinton, the former first lady and possible presidential candidate, along with her daughter Chelsea.
The Royal couple finally made it to the Barclays Center to watch a game between the Brooklyn Nets and James' Cleveland Cavaliers. Beyonce -- Queen Bey to her fans -- and her husband, Jay-Z were at the game in Brooklyn. This celebrity couple used to be part owners of the Brooklyn basketball team.

Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to meet President Obama during their US visit

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge would meet US President Barack Obama in the White House during their three day visit to the US. Prince William, the second in line to the British throne had first met the president during his visit to London in 2011.
As per the itinerary drawn up, the royal couple would spend a major portion of their time in New York City, their first visit to the Big Apple. However, Prince William would go to ill Washington DC on Monday for an Oval Office meeting with the president where he would also be introduced to Vice-President Joe Biden.
Prince George, the royal couple's 17-month-old son, is not accompanying them and, the Duchess of Cambridge, who is expecting their second child in April, has two events lined up in her schedule while the Duke would be in the nation's capital.
These events are a program for disadvantaged children in New York City where the mayor's wife Chirlane McCray would accompany her. The second program is to attend a lunch hosted by the British consul.
Later, in the evening, the royal couple would go to watch the Cleveland Cavaliers-Brooklyn Nets NBA game. They would also visit the 9/11 museum at the World Trade Center during their trip.
Prince William has a number of engagements pertaining to his campaign against wildlife poaching. He would discuss conservation at a World Bank conference, followed by a working lunch on illegal ivory smuggling.
The Duke and Duchess are also scheduled to attend a reception to celebrate the work of his United For Wildlife coalition of charities.
Their final engagement would be a $10,000-per-seat gala dinner at the city’s Metropolitan Museum of Art in order to raise funds for their Scottish alma mater, St Andrews University, which is celebrating its 600th anniversary.