King Charles III, Queen Camilla conclude US state visit

Charles, who is known for his love of the outdoors, spent time Thursday touring Virginia's Shenandoah National Park, one of America’s 63 national parks.

The king met with staff to learn more about the park, which covers 200,000 acres in Virginia.

He also met some of the park’s youngest supporters as he joined a swearing in ceremony for a group of Junior Rangers, the National Park Service’s program for children. 

Charles also spent time with members of the Monacan Indian Nation, who live on their ancestral lands in Western Virginia.

Charles and Camilla got another taste of America when they joined locals in Front Royal, Virginia, for a potluck to celebrate America’s 250th birthday.

The food at the potluck included pizza, doughnuts and chicken wings. Charles and Camilla also contributed British dishes of coronation quiche, Victoria sponge cake and honey from the royal beehives, according to reporters traveling with the king and queen.

The potluck on Thursday is part of a broader initiative to have communities throughout the country gather for potluck meals over the course of the year.

As America celebrates its 250th birthday this year, Charles and Camilla celebrated with locals in Front Royal, Virginia, a small town nearly 70 miles outside of Washington, D.C.

The king and queen got a taste of America as they watched marching bands, cheerleaders and classic cars take part in a parade down the town’s main street. At one point, the royals stopped to greet members of the Front Royal Little League baseball team.

Locals decked out in red, white and blue also lined the town's streets to get a glimpse of Charles and Camilla.

The royals were joined at the parade by Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger and Front Royal Mayor Lori Athey Cockrell.

Charles and Camilla are spending some of their last remaining hours in the United States paying tribute to fallen soldiers and honoring the United States military alliance with the U.K. at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.

While visiting the landmark, the king placed a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, honoring unidentified soldiers whose lives were lost in combat. The queen placed a posy next to the wreath.

The royal couple were greeted with a 21-gun salute.

Thirty-two British Commonwealth soldiers are among the 400,000 veterans buried at Arlington National Cemetery, according to a press release from the British Embassy.

The king and queen went on to visit the Canadian Cross of Sacrifice, "a monument to the more than 40,000 US citizens and residents who volunteered for the Canadian Expeditionary Force and lost their lives in the First World War," according to the release.