King Charles III is expected to meet with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) next week as part of the king’s trip to the U.S., The Hill confirmed Friday.
The two leaders will meet for a wreath-laying ceremony at the 9/11 Memorial & Museum on Wednesday. Politico reported that former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg (D) will also attend.
The mayor will not privately meet with Charles, Mamdani spokesperson Joe Calvello told The Hill in a statement.
“He was invited to join a number of New York elected officials next week at a wreath laying at the 9/11 memorial with members of the British royal family,” he said.
Charles and his wife, Queen Camilla, are set to travel to the U.S. for several days next week, kicking off Monday in Washington, D.C.
The king will address both chambers of Congress on Tuesday, making him only the second British monarch to do so after his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, gave a speech in 1991.
President Trump and first lady Melania Trump will then host the royal couple at the White House for a state dinner after Charles’s address. Trump said they will commemorate the 250th anniversary of the U.S., which declared independence from Great Britain on July 4, 1776.
“I look forward to spending time with the King, whom I greatly respect,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on March 31. “It will be TERRIFIC!”
The king’s visit to the former colonies comes amid escalating tensions between Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer over the U.S.-Israeli conflict in Iran. The prime minister initially barred the Pentagon from using Royal Air Force bases over concerns that strikes on Iran would violate international law.
Trump lambasted Starmer for his stance over the conflict, telling reporters in the Oval Office that the prime minister was “no Winston Churchill.” He also criticized the United Kingdom’s attempt to transfer the disputed Chagos Islands to Mauritius, as the islands are home to the joint U.S.-U.K. base Diego Garcia. The transfer was put to a halt after Trump withdrew U.S. support.
Starmer then moved to allow the U.S. to use British bases almost three weeks after the conflict began. Trump called it a “very late response.”
Sarakshi Rai contributed.
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