Tuesday, December 9, 2014

A Royal Tribute: Kate and William pay solemn tribute to 9/11 victims as they lay flowers at the rain-soaked memorial in Manhattan

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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge continued their whirlwind tour of New York City on Tuesday with a visit to the 9/11 Memorial. William and Kate looked somber as they laid white roses at the Memorial, with Kate fighting off the gloomy weather in a bright pink jacket.Tuesday will also include a lunch with members of the British community, a dance performance by some local children in Harlem and a visit to the Empire State Building.Tuesday evening the two will attended a fundraising dinner for their alma mater, St. Andrews, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, going straight to the airport from there and back home to be with Prince George.

This after the two had a jam packed Monday, meeting with Beyonce and Jay Z at a Brooklyn Nets basketball game and Hillary and Chelsea Clinton at an event for The Tusk Trust. Prince William also headed to Washington D.C. to meet with President Barack Obama while Kate went to a school in Harlem with Chirlane McCray, wife of New York City mayor Bill de Blasio


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Paying tribute: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrive at the 9/11 Memorial in New York City on Tuesday morningBraving the elements: The two were forced to deal with one of the worst rainstorms then city has seen in some time on Tuesday as they laid flowers at the memorial Remembering: The couple left a handwritten note with the white roses in memory of those who lost their lives

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