The King saw the spectacular views over Manhattan, at a UK-US trade event overlooking the Empire State building. In the Rainbow Room at the Rockefeller Center, he met around 60 business leaders to discuss investment in the UK.
The King recognised Stephen Schwarzman, chairman and CEO of Blackstone, from the White House dinner last night, and told him: “I was so impressed by the music, the military bands”.
Mr Schwarzman congratulated the King on his choice of gift to President Trump, the bell from a Second World War submarine called HMS Trump. “Oh yes, the bell,” replied the King. “We were lucky enough to find it.”
“I told him it was the perfect gift,” Mr Schwarzman said afterwards. The King, who was joined by Yvette Cooper, the foreign secretary, was introduced to CEOs and senior executives representing a sectors including healthcare, technology, energy, infrastructure and the creative industries.
Among them were the CEOs of Sony Music, Conde Nast, NBC Universal, Warner Music Group, HarperCollins, Octopus Energy, Rolls-Royce SMR, Premier League, Standard Chartered, Pfizer and Aston Martin.
The King, who had met many of them before, was heard to quiz CEOs about their jobs, their old jobs, and the progress in their sectors.
He asked about best-performing products, new technologies, the risk of companies failing, how to scale businesses in the UK, sustainability, job creation and investment level in Britain.
He made his way around eight tables, where leaders were arranged according to sector.
Nikhil Goel, CEO of Archer Aviation, showed him a video of new electric air taxis, which he described as “quieter, cheaper and safer” than helicopters which will one day be “the same price as a black taxi”.
The King, who travels by helicopter often and has introduced sustainable fuel to the royal fleet, seemed particularly engaged, studying it closely and smiling.
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