Ceremonial welcome for Charles and Camilla in Samoa

The King and Queen received a ceremonial invited erstwhile they arrived successful Samoa for a four-day authorities visit.

The royal mates flew to the Polynesian nation, which is hosting a large gathering of Commonwealth leaders, aft their circuit of Australia – the archetypal by Charles arsenic King.

He volition formally unfastened the planetary acme connected Friday but plays nary portion successful the discussions betwixt the presidents and premier ministers – including Sir Keir Starmer – which instrumentality spot informally down closed doors and unusually nary advisers oregon aides are present.

Soon aft the Royal Australian Air Force level carrying the King and his woman Camilla near Sydney the mates posted a connection connected societal media nether their names.

They wrote: “As we caput towards Apia, we can’t hold to sojourn Samoa for the archetypal clip unneurotic and to acquisition the warmth of past traditions with your singular people. Feiloa’i ma le manuia! – Charles R & Camilla R.”

The past fewer words successful Samoan loosely construe arsenic “Looking guardant to gathering the Samoan people”.

When the pitchy arrived astatine Faleolo International Airport, a defender of honour formed by the Samoa Police Service was waiting to beryllium inspected.

Samoa’s Prime Minister, Afioga Fiame Naomi Mata’afa, and a agelong enactment of dignitaries were waiting to invited the King and Queen, including Foreign Secretary David Lammy.

Like galore Pacific Islands, Samoa has nary equipped forces and Charles inspected the policemen and women earlier the nationalist anthem was played and the King acknowledged the royal salute of the officers.