Paying Respects

Royals Visit 9/11 Museum to End NY Tour

Leave handwritten note honoring victims.

Britain’s Prince William and his wife, Kate, wrapped up their first official visit to New York in a three-day whirlwind tour that included a black-tie reception, a meeting with LeBron James, and a solemn, rain-drenched visit to the National Sept. 11 Memorial and Museum. At the museum Tuesday, their last day, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge paid their respects with a handwritten note and told the facility’s officials they were struck by the enormity of the loss in the 2001 terror attacks. “In sorrowful memory of those who died on 11th September and in admiration of the courage shown to rebuild. William and Catherine,” the duchess wrote.