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19
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5%
1 of 19 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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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.
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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.
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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”.
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he → offer → face
Before sampling the drink he asked guests nearby: “Do you drink this?
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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.
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That → offer → sip
Somebody else will have to finish it!”
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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.
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he → say → ?
“Our description of the rum is extremely smooth, rich and flavourful and he loved it.”
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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”.
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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.
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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”.
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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.
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Meeting → arrive → slavery
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Grant, whose solo hits include Electric Avenue and I Don’t Want to Dance, met the King, someone he said he has known for many years.
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he → read → years
He held strong views about the issues due to be debated by Commonwealth leaders and said he had involvement with Guyana and Barbados’ official bodies on reparations.
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he → hold → reparations
The musician said about Guyana’s 60th anniversary of independence celebrations: “I wouldn’t say I am not interested in the independence side of it because it was not really independence, it was a different kind of enslavement.
“Whereas the reticence of the white world as it relates to reparations and enslavement… is much more interesting.”
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it → say → reparations
Charles was joined by Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband for his state visit, a tradition for politicians holding the post, and the two men sat in the front row with the president and his family as they watched dance performances reflecting Guyana’s cultural groups from indigenous people to Chinese and Indians.
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they → join → Chinese
A group of Scottish bagpipe graduates from the National Piping Centre in Glasgow, touring the country at the president’s invitation, performed alongside Guyanese drummers of Asian and African heritage as part of their efforts to learn about the country’s culture and promote bagpipes.
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group → tour → bagpipes
Later the King will attend a string of events in the capital Georgetown from laying a wreath recognising the sacrifices of those who fought in world wars during a ceremony at a Commonwealth War Graves to meeting indigenous leaders from the National Toshaos Council.
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who → attend → Council
He will also visit Kingston Seawall, one of Georgetown’s most historic landmarks and a vital component of Guyana’s coastal defence system.
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He → visit → system
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