Queen Camilla Joins King Charles in Antigua for Commonwealth Summit
Queen Camilla has joined King Charles in Antigua and Barbuda, where the couple were reunited on Saturday ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, known as CHOGM. The summit brings together leaders from the Commonwealth, a group of countries most of which were once ruled by Britain. This year's meeting runs from 1 to 4 November in St. John's.
The King made the first part of his Caribbean tour without her. He spent three days in the Bahamas and two in Guyana before reaching Antigua and Barbuda, and the whole trip lasts nine days. The tour ends with CHOGM.
HELLO! reports that the Queen was never expected to take part in those early stops. Its royal editor, Emily Nash, said the Queen does not love long-haul travel. She also finds being out in the heat all day quite draining, and the early stops were in temperatures of around 30 degrees. The earlier legs involved more flights between Caribbean countries, which the magazine links to the Queen's well-known nervousness about flying.
Her part in the Antigua visit is now set out. According to HELLO!, she will stand beside the King at the main CHOGM events and has several engagements of her own.
The BBC reports that the royal couple will attend a church service in Antigua on Sunday morning, as the summit's celebrations begin. The same report says the King is set to address slavery in his speech to the meeting. He will give the keynote address, the main speech at a conference, at CHOGM, the BBC has reported.
Earlier BBC reporting said the Queen would join the King only for the Antigua and Barbuda part of the tour. The Queen is arriving for the final leg rather than the Bahamas and Guyana stops.
