The King and Queen left a handwritten note at the 9/11 memorial in New York as they paid their respects to those killed in the September 11 attacks.
The note saying said they “stand in enduring solidarity with the American people” was left by the Royal couple at the imposing memorial in New York, honouring the thousands of people who lost their lives almost 25 years ago.
Charles and Camilla’s words of sympathy, in the King’s distinctive black script, 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.”
Those who died have been immortalised by the tribute Reflecting Absence – twin waterfall pools that sit in the footprints of the World Trade Centre’s north and south towers brought crashing down when terrorists flew passenger planes into the buildings.
They are nestled among skyscrapers in a space filled with dozens of swamp white oak trees, with the sound of cascading water creating a feeling of tranquillity away from bustling Manhattan.
The King and Queen laid the bouquet of white roses at the edge of the south pool during a sombre and poignant moment of reflection.
The couple were joined by media mogul and former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg, chairman of the 9/11 memorial museum, who took up office just a few months after the terrorist attack.
Surrounding the waterfalls, which plunge almost 10 metres into a large basin before the water drops again, six metres into a central void, are the names of the victims of the 9/11 attacks and the 1993 World Trade Centre bombing.
According to the memorial’s architect, Michael Arad, the pools represent “absence made visible” and although water flows into the voids, they can never be filled.
It comes after Charles addressed the United States Congress and he and Camilla enjoyed a lavish banquet in their honour at the White House on the second day of their visit.
