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King Charles III to visit the Bahamas, Guyana, and Antigua and Barbuda this autumn
The nine-day trip will include state visits to the Bahamas and Guyana, while Charles continues treatment for cancer, Buckingham Palace said.
King Charles III and Queen Camilla will conduct a nine-day official tour of three Caribbean nations starting October 27, Buckingham Palace announced on Wednesday. The visit centers on the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Antigua and Barbuda.
The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, hosted in Antigua and Barbuda from November 1 to 4, gathers leaders to discuss shared challenges. Charles serves as the symbolic head of the Commonwealth, an association of 56 independent countries with historic ties to Britain.
Charles will travel first to the Bahamas, where he is head of state, before continuing to Guyana for a state visit marking 60 years of bilateral relations between the United Kingdom and the South American country.
While Charles continues treatment for cancer, he will undertake the Bahamas leg without Camilla. According to the palace, the tour aims to "celebrate communities, cultures and nature within the Commonwealth family."
The King previously visited Antigua and Barbuda in 2017 following devastation from Hurricanes Irma and Maria. His upcoming tour underscores the enduring ties between the British monarch and member nations of the Commonwealth.