they might not have had quite as rapturous a reception as 'willkat' but 'chacam', as the local media has christened them, certainly know how to put on a show so far, the star is proving to be camilla who showed off her increasingly confident sense of style during a reception at the british ambassador's residence in washington dc last night resplendent in a shimmering silk gown by bruce oldfield and her trademark pearl choker, the duchess of cornwall cut a glamorous figure as she arrived on the arm of prince charles scroll down for video  glamorous: camilla in a chic bruce oldfield gown during a banquet on the second day of the us tour  looking good: the duchess has also used the occasion to show off a chic new haircut  but camilla isn't the only one who has proved a hit with the us public, with charles also pulling in the crowds   most obviously during a whistle stop tour of washington's many monuments yesterday arriving to cries of 'welcome your highness!', a clearly delighted prince of wales happily stopped to chat to schoolchildren and their parents outside the lincoln memorial not everyone knew who they were however, with one little boy asking his mother: 'who is that man?' 'the future king of england,' she replied as she swiftly snapped a photo on her iphone charles and camilla are now on the third day of a four day state visit that has been described as 'your grandfather's royal visit' by the local washington post new name: the royal couple have been re christened 'chacam' by the local media  warm welcome: both charles and camilla have enjoyed a rapturous reception from local people  in a piece headlined, 'camilla and charles don’t get the willkat [william and kate] treatment, but it’s still royal', the paper went on to contrast the 'high volume excitement worthy of boy band' that greeted the duke  of cambridge with the quieter one offered to his father but while charles and camilla aren't getting the rockstar reaction enjoyed by the younger generation, the visit is seen as 'crucial'   for charles at least that echoes comments made by british ambassador to the us sir peter westmacott who described the tour as being a fillip for anglo american relations 'i am so pleased to welcome the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall back to the united states, ten years after their first official visit together,' he said ahead of the royal couple's arrival on tuesday night looking around: charles and camilla spent their first full day touring washington dc  star of the show: camilla, who is clearly been enjoying the tour, has enjoyed a particularly warm welcome  smile! yesterday, the duchess obligingly posed for a selfie outside the lincoln memorial  cheering for charles: local teenagers wait for the royal couple to emerge from the lincoln memorial  'their trip to washington and kentucky will showcase the best of the transatlantic relationship   promoting democratic values, combating climate change, preserving the natural environment, creating opportunities for the next generation   and provide yet another reminder of the essential role the royal family play in keeping that relationship special' much of the itinerary is taken up with marking big anniversaries, among them the 800th birthday of the magna carta and the 150th anniversary of abraham lincoln's assassination both were ticked off the list yesterday, with charles and camilla starting the day at the lincoln memorial in washington and, in charles' case, ending it at the national archives for a viewing of the 1297 magna carta today's schedule, which, if yesterday is any indication, will also be covered rather breathlessly by the local press, will see 'chacam' visit president lincoln's cottage in washington dc later, the royal couple will be whisked to the white house where they will meet president obama in the oval office for the second time since he took office president obama is the sixth american president to entertain charles, who has visited the us on 23 separate occasions, during his royal career and is unlikely to be the last tour: yesterday afternoon saw them visit mount vernon, the home of president george washington  patriotic: camilla is introduced to a british airedale named gunner who was dressed in a union flag scarf  cuddle: gunner was on the receiving end of a right royal pat courtesy of the duchess of cornwall  pleased to see you: camilla gets a warm welcome from performers at the shakespeare theatre company  shake on it: the duchess shakes hands with well wishers as she leaves the shakespeare theatre company 
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