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King Charles to attend Antigua and Barbuda independence parade

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 1 Nov, 07:20 · Archive

King Charles and Queen Camilla will attend Antigua and Barbuda's 45th independence parade and meet cricket legends.

King Charles and Queen Camilla will attend Antigua and Barbuda's 45th annual independence parade and meet individuals recognised for their service to the country across culture, sport, education and community service.

The event will be staged at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium and marks the centrepiece of celebrations, gathering military and uniformed units for a display of ceremonial drill marching. The royal couple will view the parade's closing ceremonial sequence before greeting students and four legendary knights of West Indies cricket: Sir Viv Richards, Sir Richie Richardson, Sir Andy Roberts and Sir Curtly Ambrose.

At the stadium, the King will hold separate audiences with Governor-General Sir Rodney Williams and Prime Minister Gaston Browne. Charles is on the last leg of a nine-day Caribbean visit and will open a Commonwealth leaders' summit hosted by Antigua on Tuesday. He will speak about slavery with 'unflinching honesty' and 'sincere sorrow' but is not expected to offer an apology. Later, Charles will toss a coin for a Commonwealth Cricket Celebration match between Caribbean leaders captained by Mohamed Irfaan Ali, president of Guyana, and wider Commonwealth heads of government led by William Ruto, Kenya's president.

King Charles to attend Antigua and Barbuda independence parade
Image: The West Australian

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In this story: King Charles · Queen Camilla · Antigua and Barbuda · Sir Vivian Richards · Gaston Browne · Sir Rodney Williams · Mohamed Irfaan Ali · William Ruto

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