• Joe Biden is scheduled to visit Boston for a Democratic Party fundraising event, while the British royals coincidentally visit the city for a charity event. It was not clear where the US president would see the royal couple.
The White House announced that President Joe Biden will meet with the Prince and Princess of Wales during a visit to Boston on Friday.
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters, "The President would like to congratulate the Prince and Princess of Wales while they are in Boston. We are still finalizing and working on the details."
Biden is scheduled to visit Boston for a Democratic Party fundraising event, while the British royals are coincidentally visiting the city for a charity event. It was not clear where the US president would see the royal couple.
William and Kate's last visit to the United States was in 2014, shortly after their wedding. During that trip, the glamorous young couple were brought on a tour of the eastern United States. Eight years later, now in their 40s and with three young children, the prince and princess are finally engaged.
Earlier on Wednesday, he was greeted at the airport by Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker before traveling to City Hall to meet with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and elected Gov. Maura Haley before visiting the John F. Kennedy Memorial Library and Museum.
With their three-day visit to Boston focusing on Prince William's initiative to find a new generation of environmental entrepreneurs, an anti-poverty event, complemented with visits to child development researchers and local flood protection, the couple It hopes to demonstrate that they are not the last vestiges of a dying institution. Instead, Americans will see the young face of a monarchy that is tackling important issues as it seeks to remain relevant in modern, multicultural Britain.
Meanwhile, the Netflix series "The Crown" resurrects some of the House of Windsor's more troubled times, including the breakdown of Charles' marriage to William's mother, the late Princess Diana, amid mutual allegations of infidelity. But William and Kate are keen to tell a different story about their work on environmental issues, mental health and early childhood education.
The royal family's visit comes less than three months after the death of Queen Elizabeth, whose personal popularity fueled criticism of the crown during her 70-year reign. William's father, King Charles III, has made it clear that his monarchy will be a slimmed-down monarchy with less pomp and ceremony than its predecessors.
As William and Kate head to Boston, Harry and Meghan are due in New York for another awards ceremony, although the feuding brothers reportedly have no plans to meet.
Harry and Meghan quit royal life in early 2020 and moved to California to take on the British establishment, winning many fans among young people and the black community.
Although the UK media have repeatedly accused them of exaggerating their unhappy plight as members of the royal family, the couple could point to the latest allegations as retaliation.
The palace was accused earlier this year of being deaf to calls from Caribbean countries to still acknowledge Britain's past role in slavery with Charles as head of state.
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