LONDON - Buckingham Palace says Britain's Queen Elizabeth II will visit Ground Zero as part of her forthcoming tour of North America.

A palace spokesman said the 84-year-old monarch would pay her respects at the site July 6, the same day she is due to address the United Nations General Assembly. He did not go into specifics.

The queen's son Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, visited the site in 2005. Prince Harry, Charles' son and the third in line to the throne, was there last year.

The queen's U.S. visit will follow a weeklong tour of Canada in honor of the Canadian Navy's centenary and to mark Canada Day.

She is being accompanied by her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, who turns 89 this week.

- AP

On the latest episode of "Sarra Sounds Off," Newsday's Gregg Sarra and Matt Lindsay take a look top boys and girls basketball players on Long Island. Credit: Newsday

Sarra Sounds Off, Ep. 15: LI's top basketball players On the latest episode of "Sarra Sounds Off," Newsday's Gregg Sarra and Matt Lindsay take a look top boys and girls basketball players on Long Island.

On the latest episode of "Sarra Sounds Off," Newsday's Gregg Sarra and Matt Lindsay take a look top boys and girls basketball players on Long Island. Credit: Newsday

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