King Charles’ guard honors 9/11 victims on 25th anniversary: Watch

LONDON – King Charles III is echoing his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, with his moving 9/11 tribute.

To mark the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, in which almost 3,000 people were killed, the Band of the Coldstream Guards performed the U.S. national anthem on the forecourt of Buckingham Palace on Sept. 11, in an adjustment to the regular Changing of the Guard ceremony.

The king's royal commemorative ceremony on Friday mirrored the powerful display of solidarity ordered by his late mother a quarter-century ago, just two days after the attacks. The queen's memorable adjustment to the formal daily parade broke with centuries of royal tradition as she honored another nation, with such gestures typically reserved for visiting foreign leaders.

The king's tribute came after he visited the he 9/11 memorial and museum with Queen Camilla during their state visit to the U.S. in April.

The royal couple laid a bouquet of white flowers with a note that underscored the close ties between both nations. "We stand in enduring solidarity with the American people and in the face of their profound loss," the card read.

On Sept. 13, 2001, the queen's adjustment to the formal ceremonial parade was…

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