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At Washington’s tomb, a British royal honors the man who kicked out the Crown

The visit continued a royal tradition dating to 1860 and highlighted the U.S.-U.K. relationship as America marks its 250th anniversary.

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By Nicky Robertson, CNN (CNN) — On an autumn day in 1860, a bearded British man visited George Washington’s tomb at his final resting place in Virginia. While there he paused to plant a small buckeye tree. The tree would grow, and so would he, to become King Edward VII of England, King of the

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At Washington’s tomb, a British royal honors the man who kicked out the Crown

By Nicky Robertson, CNN (CNN) — On an autumn day in 1860, a bearded British man visited George Washington’s tomb at his final resting place in Virginia. While there he paused to plant a small buckeye tree. The tree would grow, and so would he, to become King Edward VII of England, King of the

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USA Today broke the news in New York, United States on Thursday, October 1, 2026.
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