Prince Charles, Camilla head to church before moving on to NYC

The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall waved to adoring fans Sunday as they walked to private church services downtown before hopping a train to New York, where they will continue the continue whirlwind American tour.

On an overcast and chilly day, Prince Charles and his wife Camilla strolled about a block from their hotel to the Arch Street Presbyterian Church. An overflow crowd awaited them, cheering their arrival and craning to catch a glimpse of the royal couple.

Afterward, the Royal entourage will board a private train for a working trip to New York. Traveling guests include academics and policy makers who will speak to couple about urban revitalization, one of the themes of their three-day U.S. trip.

C. Kent McGuire, dean of Temple University's School of Education, is one of the invited passengers on the trip, which should take a little over an hour.

"I'm expecting a good conversation about efforts to improve life in urban America," McGuire said. "It will probably be too short. We'll run out of time, is my prediction."

The private train is composed of three vintage carriages owned by Bennett Levin, president of the railroad car restoration firm Juniata Terminal Company. The 1928 carriage in which the royal couple will ride has carried several U.S. presidents, Frank Sinatra, British royalty and the body of Robert F. Kennedy after his assassination.

Once in New York, Prince Charles and Camilla will visit Harlem Children's Zone, which runs the Promise Academy charter school and a range of social service, health and educational programs.

The prince and duchess will meet with schoolchildren and their families and observe a math carnival, basketball practice and rehearsal for Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream."

On Sunday evening, Prince Charles will receive an award from Harvard Medical School's Center for Health and the Global Environment. He will give a speech on environmental issues and receive the award from last year's recipient, former Vice President Al Gore.

The couple has been to New York once before, in November 2005, when they visited ground zero.

It was their first trip to Philadelphia, and they saw quite a cross-section of the city by mixing historic sightseeing with an inner-city art tour and a white-tie gala downtown.

They visited the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall, met with inner-city mural artists and international students and took in the 150th anniversary gala at the Academy of Music.