At Washington’s tomb, a British royal honors the man who kicked out the Crown
The visit continued a royal tradition dating to 1860 and highlighted the U.S.-U.K. relationship as America marks its 250th anniversary.
- On Thursday, Prince Edward, the Duke of Edinburgh, visited Mount Vernon to lay a wreath at George Washington's grave, commemorating the United States' 250th anniversary of independence.
- The visit celebrates the enduring "special relationship" between the United States and the United Kingdom, with British Ambassador Sir Christian Turner noting the nations' ties stretch back in history and forward.
- Prince Edward followed his great-great-grandfather King Edward VII's 1860 tradition by examining Revolutionary War artifacts and viewing Washington's Book of Common Prayer during the tour.
- The duke promoted the Duke of Edinburgh International Award, a charity founded by his father Prince Philip in 1956, encouraging students ages 14 to 24 to "accept the challenge."
- Sir Christian Turner stated the visit reminds both nations they remain "still family," emphasizing that deeper connections between the United States and United Kingdom transcend day-to-day political disputes.
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At Washington’s tomb, a British royal honors the man who kicked out the Crown
By Nicky Robertson, CNN (CNN) — On an autumn day in 1860, a bearded British man visited George Washington’s tomb at his final resting place in Virginia. While there he paused to plant a small buckeye tree. The tree would grow, and so would he, to become King Edward VII of England, King of the
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Richmond Times-DispatchPrince Edward visits George Washington's Mount Vernon for 250th
Six months after his brother, King Charles III, visited Virginia to honor the 250th anniversary of the United States independence from his own Great Britain, his youngest brother quietly paid respect to the man who helped transform 13 colonies into a nation. Prince Edward, laid a ceremonial wreath at the tomb of President George Washington on Thursday.
A British royal's visit to George Washington's Mount Vernon
The British court looks back on Friday on the trip Prince Edward made to the United States last week. King Charles's brother visited the country in honour of the 250th anniversary and to celebrate the ties between the US and the United Kingdom. Edward went, among other things, to taste whisky...
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