Charles ends Caribbean tour with Commonwealth message and umbrella joke

King Charles joked about an earlier viral moment in which he appeared to ask for an umbrella during a tropical downpour, as he hosted a farewell dinner for Commonwealth leaders in Antigua. The dinner marked the end of his Caribbean trip and included a more serious message about the value of countries maintaining ties amid global strain.

Charles told 84 dignitaries he might provide “an umbrella for you all”, drawing laughter and applause. He described the Commonwealth as a voluntary family of 56 nations spanning every inhabited continent, and said it offered an alternative to countries retreating behind “ever higher walls”. Queen Camilla wore a dress embroidered with Antigua’s national flower.