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‘Very good’ – Charles sips specially distilled rum during state visit to Guyana

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Jones, T. (2026, October 30). ‘Very good’ – Charles sips specially distilled rum during state visit to Guyana. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/king-brits-david-lammy-antigua-b1302904.html

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During his state visit to Guyana, King Charles sipped a specially distilled 20-year-old rum called "Royal Welcome" made by Banks DIH. After tasting it, he commented that it was “very good.” The event marked the beginning of Charles’s two-day trip celebrating Guyana’s culture and its 60th anniversary of independence from Britain. The visit also follows recent calls for Britain to apologize for its role in the slave trade and provide reparations.

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King Charles has arrived in Guyana for a two-day state visit as part of his Caribbean tour. The main themes of this visit include environmental sustainability and growing commercial ties between the UK and Guyana. During his stay, King Charles had an audience with President Irfaan Ali and attended a state reception celebrating 60 years of bilateral relations. Cultural exchanges were also highlighted, including a special event where Charles sampled a limited edition "Royal Welcome" rum from Banks DIH, which is more than 20 years old. The visit comes amid renewed calls for Britain to apologize for its role in the slave trade and provide reparations to Caribbean nations.

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🔮 Somebody else will have to finish it!”

2026-10-30 · assertive framing · ‘Very good’ – Charles sips specially distilled rum during state visit to Guyana

🔮 Within a few hours of arriving in the Bahamas on Tuesday the King acknowledged the “great suffering of the past” and confirmed the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting would discuss the legacy of slavery.

2026-10-29 · assertive framing · Charles arrives in Guyana for next leg of Caribbean tour

🔮 A few hours after arriving in the Bahamas on Tuesday he acknowledged the “great suffering of the past” and confirmed the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting would discuss the legacy of slavery at the gathering next week. His tour comes in the wake of renewed calls from Caribbean nations for Britain to apologise for its role in selling enslaved people for profit, and for reparations. The King will be formally welcomed to Guyana by the country’s President Mohamed Irfaan Ali, Britain’s High Commissioner to the country, Joseph Fisher, and Ed Miliband, following protocol and joining the King on a state visit in his role as Foreign Secretary. The president and the King will set down for talks before Guyana’s leader hosts a state reception for the King in the garden of state house – his official residence in the capital Georgetown.

2026-10-29 · assertive framing · Charles to mark milestone in British-Guyana relations as state visit rolls on

🔮 A few hours after arriving in the Bahamas on Tuesday, he acknowledged the “great suffering of the past” and confirmed Commonwealth leaders will discuss the legacy of slavery at a major summit he will open in Antigua next week.

2026-10-29 · assertive framing · Charles shakes maracas and joins dancers in carnival parade

2026-10-28 · assertive framing · Charles shakes maracas and joins dancers in carnival parade

🔮 When he chatted to a group of children, Charles joked about their gym sessions, asking: “It’s not an excuse to get out of school?”, before adding: “I might see you at a Commonwealth Games.”

2026-10-28 · assertive framing · Charles tickled by boxing club’s T-shirt depicting him as king of the ring

🔮 He laid a wreath at the Flamingo Monument, which commemorates four RBDF Marines killed when Cuban MiG fighter aircraft sunk HMBS Flamingo in May 1980, after a dispute over illegal fishing.

2026-10-28 · assertive framing · King honours fallen troops in solemn start to second day of Caribbean tour

🔮 The head of state began a nine-day tour of the Caribbean on Tuesday by acknowledging the “great suffering of the past” and confirmed Commonwealth leaders will discuss the legacy of slavery at a major summit next week which he will open.

2026-10-28 · assertive framing · Charles to meet with Bahamas’ prime minister and governor general during visit

🔮 Charles will arrive in Antigua for a nine-day visit to the region after the Commonwealth’s secretary general Shirley Botchwey said last week it “wouldn’t hurt” when asked during an interview if the King should apologise.

2026-10-27 · assertive framing · King begins tour of Caribbean as calls grow for slavery apology

🔮 Ms Ashton added: “They may be going somewhere (during the break).”

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Charles began his two-day trip to the South American country with a cultural evening hosted by President Mohamed Irfaan Ali after the two men held talks before the entertainment began. asserted

entertainment → begin → talks

Among the guests were Brits with connections to the country including pop star Eddy Grant, born in the country before moving to the UK as a child, and former justice secretary David Lammy whose parents were from Guyana. asserted

parents → include → Guyana

The King was offered a glass of “Royal Welcome” limited edition 2026 rum made by food and beverage company Banks DIH, and smelt the spirit before taking a sip and pulling a surprised face and laughing as he said “very good”. asserted

he → offer → face

Before sampling the drink he asked guests nearby: “Do you drink this? asserted

you → sample → this

The President offered advice telling the King “you’ve just got to drink it down” and Charles took another sip before saying: “That’s very kind. asserted

That → offer → sip

Somebody else will have to finish it!” asserted

Somebody → have → it

Gregory Garraway, Banks DIH’s rum plant executive, said the rum was more than 20 years old adding: “We wanted the King’s visit to be something he could actually taste. uncertain

he → say → ?

“Our description of the rum is extremely smooth, rich and flavourful and he loved it.” asserted

he → love → it

Charles arrived in the country from the Bahamas for the first leg of his nine-day tour of the Caribbean which will end in Antigua and Barbuda which is hosting a major Commonwealth leaders’ summit the King will open in his role as head of the “family of nations”. asserted

King → arrive → nations

The trip to celebrate Guyana’s culture and people, as it marks the 60th anniversary of independence from Britain, comes in the wake of renewed calls from Caribbean nations for Britain to apologise for its role in selling enslaved people for profit and for reparations. asserted

Britain → celebrate → reparations

Guyana’s president said in a recent interview with ITV News Charles has recognised slavery as the darkest days in human history – but moving to the apology is “the next step”. asserted

moving → say → apology

Within a few hours of arriving in the Bahamas on Tuesday the King acknowledged the “great suffering of the past” and confirmed the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting would discuss the legacy of slavery. asserted

Meeting → arrive → slavery

‘Very good’ – Charles sips specially distilled rum during state visit to Guyana

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