Rain interrupts Charles and Camilla’s Antigua ceremony
Culture · First reported 2 Nov, 14:28 · Updated 14:40
A downpour during Antigua and Barbuda’s 45th Independence Day parade left King Charles in the rain while Queen Camilla received an umbrella first. Charles was later given one and joked about his soaked suit; the visit took place during the couple’s Caribbean tour.
- Rain fell during the Antigua and Barbuda Independence Day parade at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium.
- Camilla was given an umbrella before Charles, who was eventually handed one as well.
- Charles joked about the rain with Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne. The visit was part of a Caribbean tour taking place amid debate about slavery and reparations.
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- Event
- Antigua and Barbuda’s 45th Independence Day parade at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium.
- Umbrellas
- Camilla received one first; Charles was later given one.
- Charles’s age
- 77, according to both reports.
- Tour
- A Caribbean tour that included Antigua and Barbuda, with the Post describing it as nine days.
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- An earlier Lux story reported that rain interrupted Charles’s arrival at the stadium for the independence celebrations; an umbrella was brought to him and the programme continued after the rain eased. [6419f04d-0f72-4a69-9f19-d8cd5f8e044b]
- Another earlier Lux story said Andy Burnham was open to hearing calls for a formal British apology, opposed financial compensation and proposed debt-servicing measures. [66ffeb06-9b33-489f-9877-23edda8b03ca]
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