What Prince Charles and Wife Camilla Did in Washington
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Chris Jackson/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The royals are back on American soil.
Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, who arrived in Washington Tuesday evening, spent Wednesday morning touring the nation’s capital.
Their first stop: the Lincoln Memorial, with Lincoln biographer Doris Kearns Goodwin in tow.
After shaking hands with several tourists, Charles and Camilla continued on to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, where they were greeted by civil rights activist Reverend Jesse Jackson.
Later on Wednesday, the couple will visit George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate in Northern Virginia. Then it’s on to the National Archives, where their royal highnesses will celebrate the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta, the charter drafted in 1215 that abolished the British monarchy’s absolute power.
On Thursday, they’ll meet with President Obama at the White House. Then the prince will visit a local charter school while the duchess meets with D.C.’s Sexual Assault Response Team. On Friday, they’ll proceed to Louisville, Kentucky, where they’ll stump for food literacy and sustainability.
This is Prince Charles’ 20th official visit to the United States, and his third official appearance with his wife.
Charles’ son, Prince William, and his wife, Duchess Kate, visited America in December.
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