What did Prince Harry do on the first day of his trip to New York City?
Paying his first visit to New York City, Britain’s Prince Harry visited ground zero on Friday, May 29, 2009. He arrived at the World Trade Center site about 12:35 p.m., and stayed for about half an hour. He spoke with family members of four 9/11 victims: John Lennon, Michael Iken, David S. Berry and Joseph Amatuccio. He laid a wreath of peonies and roses, and bowed his head for several minutes at a spot overlooking the 9/11 memorial under construction. After examining blueprints of the ground zero reconstruction, the prince visited the Engine 10/Ladder 10 firehouse opposite ground zero. Prince Harry planted a small magnolia tree at the British Memorial Garden in Lower Manhattan. At 2 p.m., the prince went to a private reception at India House. He then visited the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Manhattan. His final stop was a closed door meeting with about a half-dozen wounded veterans from a group known as Wounded Warriors. Sources:
