Charles joins Nassau’s Junkanoo parade during Bahamas visit
King Charles joined a Junkanoo street parade in Nassau, dancing and playing Bahamian hand bells during his first full day of engagements in the Bahamas. His spontaneous participation highlighted the cultural importance of Junkanoo, while the visit also brought attention to calls for an apology and reparations for slavery.
The parade featured dancers in brightly coloured costumes and took over Nassau’s main thoroughfare. Charles had earlier met Prime Minister Philip Davis and spoken with students in the King’s Foundation building programmes; he also chatted with local food and drinks vendors and greeted residents. Four reparations protesters attended, calling for an apology and compensation for the harms of slavery.
In short
- Charles danced and played hand bells at a Junkanoo parade in Nassau.
- Junkanoo is a source of cultural pride in the Bahamas.
- Four protesters called for an apology and reparations for slavery.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Dancing King! Charles gets in the carnival spirit during Bahamas visit and enjoys a celebratory Junkanoo street parade”.