Boats, dancing and cake-cutting: Bermuda welcomes King Charles
King Charles III visited Bermuda for a two-day trip, marking his first visit to a British overseas territory as monarch. He was welcomed with a ceremonial procession, a 21-gun salute, and interactions with locals, including children and military personnel. The King also toured environmental and educational initiatives, such as The Living Classroom and the Bermuda Aquarium, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary.
- ▪King Charles III arrived in Hamilton, Bermuda, after a state visit to the US.
- ▪He inspected the Royal Bermuda Regiment and attended a ceremonial welcome in St George.
- ▪The King visited The Living Classroom, observed a health check on a Bermuda Longtail, and celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Bermuda Aquarium.
- ▪A four-year-old boy in a guardsman outfit caught the King's attention during the public event.
- ▪The trip followed a diplomatic US visit where the King received a standing ovation in Congress.
- ▪Trump lifted tariffs on Scottish whisky as a parting gesture during the US leg of the trip.
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King Charles visits Bermuda in first British overseas territory trip14 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleIan CaseyWatch: King Charles III arrives in Bermuda for official welcomeLarge crowds have turned out to see King Charles III at a ceremonial welcome in Bermuda.The King, who was not accompanied by Queen Camilla, arrived in the territory's capital of Hamilton on Thursday evening, after a four-day state visit to the US.It marks King's first visit to a British overseas territory as monarch.The trip was also a change of pace for the King, whose visit to the US was seen as the biggest diplomatic moment of his reign.ReutersThe King inspected the Royal Bermuda Regiment at the start of his first day in BermudaWhile it is the King's first visit to Bermuda as sovereign, he previously…
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