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1939
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02of 311954GettyIn 1954, the Queen Mother made a visit to the top of the Empire State Building for a bird’s-eye view of the city.
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1954
In 1954, the Queen Mother made a visit to the top of the Empire State Building for a bird’s-eye view of the city.
03of 311976GettyQueen ElizabethII andPrince Philipmade a visit to the city so nice that they named it twice in July 1976, making a stop at Federal Hall, where George Washington was inaugurated and she wasproclaimed an honorary New York citizen.
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1976
Queen ElizabethII andPrince Philipmade a visit to the city so nice that they named it twice in July 1976, making a stop at Federal Hall, where George Washington was inaugurated and she wasproclaimed an honorary New York citizen.
04of 311976GettyWhat’s a trip to New York City without a little shopping?Queen ElizabethII also made time to stop at Bloomingdale’s during her visit to do a little browsing.
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What’s a trip to New York City without a little shopping?Queen ElizabethII also made time to stop at Bloomingdale’s during her visit to do a little browsing.
05of 311981GettyIn June 1981,Prince Charlesmade a trip to New York City, where he and First Lady of the United States Nancy Reagan attended the Royal Ballet Gala at Lincoln Center.
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1981
In June 1981,Prince Charlesmade a trip to New York City, where he and First Lady of the United States Nancy Reagan attended the Royal Ballet Gala at Lincoln Center.
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1989
07of 311989Getty"When Diana entered the box, radiant in a magnificent long white dress with a matching bolero jacket covered in jewels, a gasp went up from the crowd," Karen Brooks Hopkins, President Emerita of BAM, told PEOPLE ofPrincess Diana’s 1989 trip to the operawhile visiting N.Y.C. in 1989.
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“When Diana entered the box, radiant in a magnificent long white dress with a matching bolero jacket covered in jewels, a gasp went up from the crowd,” Karen Brooks Hopkins, President Emerita of BAM, told PEOPLE ofPrincess Diana’s 1989 trip to the operawhile visiting N.Y.C. in 1989.
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The following day, the royal visited the AIDS unit of Harlem Hospital, and was so moved that she hugged a 7-year-old child who had AIDS.
In doing so, Diana helped to break the stigma at the time that AIDS could be transmitted through touch.
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1996
10of 311997GettyIn June 1997, months before her tragic death, Diana auctioned a selection of her dresses at famed auction house Christie’s in New York City. Proceeds benefitted the Royal Marsden Hospital Cancer Fund and the AIDS Crisis Trust, forwhich the auction raised a reported $3.25 million.
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1997
In June 1997, months before her tragic death, Diana auctioned a selection of her dresses at famed auction house Christie’s in New York City. Proceeds benefitted the Royal Marsden Hospital Cancer Fund and the AIDS Crisis Trust, forwhich the auction raised a reported $3.25 million.
11of 311997APWhile in New York, Diana paid a visit to The Bronx to see Mother Teresa, who died that September.
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While in New York, Diana paid a visit to The Bronx to see Mother Teresa, who died that September.
12of 312007GettyIn January 2007,Prince Charlesand Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, traveled to N.Y.C., where Charles received the Global Environmental Citizen Award from Harvard Medical School’s Center for Health and the Global Environment. He also met national treasure Meryl Streep (left).
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2007
In January 2007,Prince Charlesand Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, traveled to N.Y.C., where Charles received the Global Environmental Citizen Award from Harvard Medical School’s Center for Health and the Global Environment. He also met national treasure Meryl Streep (left).
13of 312009GettyIn May 2009,Prince Harrypaid a two-day visit to New York City, stopping to meet a fire crew while playing his respects at the World Trade Center.
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2009
In May 2009,Prince Harrypaid a two-day visit to New York City, stopping to meet a fire crew while playing his respects at the World Trade Center.
14of 312009GettyPrince Harrywasn’t afraid to get his hands dirty while helping to plant a tree during an official naming of the British Garden at Hanover Square, in New York City’s Financial District, in May 2009.
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Prince Harrywasn’t afraid to get his hands dirty while helping to plant a tree during an official naming of the British Garden at Hanover Square, in New York City’s Financial District, in May 2009.
15of 312010GettyTakePrince Harryout to the ball game! The royal tried his hand at baseball while throwing out the first pitch for the New York Mets in June 2010.
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2010
TakePrince Harryout to the ball game! The royal tried his hand at baseball while throwing out the first pitch for the New York Mets in June 2010.
16of 312010Splash News OnlineHe must not have thought he had a career in baseball in his future, because the next dayPrince Harrywas competing in the Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic.
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He must not have thought he had a career in baseball in his future, because the next dayPrince Harrywas competing in the Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic.
17of 312010GettyIn July 2010,Queen Elizabethreturned to N.Y.C. for the first time since her 1976 visit and addressed the United Nations General Assembly.
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In July 2010,Queen Elizabethreturned to N.Y.C. for the first time since her 1976 visit and addressed the United Nations General Assembly.
18of 312010GettyThe monarch also paid her respects at the World Trade Center.
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The monarch also paid her respects at the World Trade Center.
19of 312013GettyOn second thought, maybe Harry does secretly hope to become a baseball star … in May 2013, he participated in a baseball clinic during the launch of a new partnership between the Royal Foundation of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Harlem RBI, a local community organization in the Harlem neighborhood of N.Y.C.
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2013
On second thought, maybe Harry does secretly hope to become a baseball star … in May 2013, he participated in a baseball clinic during the launch of a new partnership between the Royal Foundation of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Harlem RBI, a local community organization in the Harlem neighborhood of N.Y.C.
20of 312014GettyIn December 2014, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge,Prince WilliamandKate Middleton, bundled up to brave the New York winter while on their first official visit to the city.
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2014
In December 2014, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge,Prince WilliamandKate Middleton, bundled up to brave the New York winter while on their first official visit to the city.
21of 312014GettyThe couple visited the National September 11 Memorial & Museum while in N.Y.C., viewing the remains of the former broadcast tower from the World Trade Center.
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The couple visited the National September 11 Memorial & Museum while in N.Y.C., viewing the remains of the former broadcast tower from the World Trade Center.
22of 312014Geoff Pugh/Rex/REX USAThe pair dazzled while attendingthe St. Andrews' 600th anniversary dinnerat New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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The pair dazzled while attendingthe St. Andrews' 600th anniversary dinnerat New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.
23of 312014GettyAlso in attendance was William’s cousin,Princess Eugenie!
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Also in attendance was William’s cousin,Princess Eugenie!
24of 312014Geoff Pugh/Rex/REX USAThe British royals also managed to meet America’s royals when they ran into Beyoncé and JAY-Z at a Brooklyn Nets game.
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The British royals also managed to meet America’s royals when they ran into Beyoncé and JAY-Z at a Brooklyn Nets game.
25of 312014GettyThe pair received a sweet gift from the Cleveland Cavaliers while at the game: personalized jerseys from star LeBron James, one for the couple that read ‘Cambridge’ and another for then-tinyPrince Georgewith his name.
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The pair received a sweet gift from the Cleveland Cavaliers while at the game: personalized jerseys from star LeBron James, one for the couple that read ‘Cambridge’ and another for then-tinyPrince Georgewith his name.
26of 312017GettyIn October 2017,Princess Eugenieand now-husband Jack Brooksbank sat courtside at a New York Knicks game alongside singer Ellie Goulding and husband Caspar Jopling.
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2017
In October 2017,Princess Eugenieand now-husband Jack Brooksbank sat courtside at a New York Knicks game alongside singer Ellie Goulding and husband Caspar Jopling.
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2019
30of 312019GettyIn September 2019, Markle was on hand to cheer on her pal,Serena Williams, at the U.S. Open Women’s Final in Queens, New York.“The crowd went wild when they showed her on the screen,” aspectator told PEOPLE.“They did it as soon as they possibly could — it was the very first break in action.”
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In September 2019, Markle was on hand to cheer on her pal,Serena Williams, at the U.S. Open Women’s Final in Queens, New York.
“The crowd went wild when they showed her on the screen,” aspectator told PEOPLE.“They did it as soon as they possibly could — it was the very first break in action.”
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2021
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
The pair were in the Big Apple to attend Global Citizen Live from Central Park “to continue their urgent work with world leaders in the pursuit of global vaccine equity to end the COVID-19 pandemic for everyone, everywhere,” according toGlobal Citizen.
source: people.com
