<![CDATA[On a very rainy New York day, The Duke and Duchess
of Cambridge paid a visit to the The National September 11
Memorial.
Under the shield of umbrellas, William and Catherine laid a bouquet
of white roses and a handwritten note stating: "In sorrowful memory
of those who died on 11th Sep & in admiration of the courage to
rebuild.”
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The Royal couple toured the museum site, viewing an exhibit that
contained a collage of those who perished in the horrific tragedy
of that fateful September day.
The National September 11 Memorial honours and remembers those
killed in the 11 September 2011 terror attacks on the World Trade
Center in New York City, near Shanksville, Pa., and at the
Pentagon, as well as the six people killed in the World Trade
Center bombing in February 1993.
Sixty-seven British citizens were among those who died in the
attack, the most of any foreign country.
The Memorial’s contains twin reflecting pools approximately an acre
in size which include the largest artificial waterfalls in the
North America.
The pools are located near the exact area where the Twin Towers
once stood.
The names of each person who died in the 2001 and 1993 attacks are
engraved into bronze panels that border the Memorial pools as a
reminder to the immense tragedy over 13 years ago.
Upon departing, William and Kate signed their names noting their
visit on Tuesday.
The Duke and Duchess have events scheduled to see the work they
carry out in partnership with the CityKids Foundation as well as
scheduled events on behalf of the UK Government’s GREAT
Campaign.
Tuesday evening the Royal couple will attend the St Andrews 600th
Anniversary Dinner at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Royal Central will provided coverage via Twitter @royalcentral and report on Tuesday’s
additional events later in the day.
Featured Photo Credit: Kelly Harrison
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