King Charles III arrived in the Bahamas on October 27, 2026, beginning a nine-day Caribbean tour amid calls for an apology and reparations for slavery.

Key Takeaways

  • The trip is Charles’s first official visit to the Bahamas as king.
  • Protesters gathered near Clifford Park, where he is scheduled to stop.
  • His itinerary also includes Guyana and Antigua and Barbuda.

Caribbean tour begins with Bahamas visit

Charles was greeted by Governor-General Dame Cynthia A. Pratt and Prime Minister Philip Davis. The government closed public schools on New Providence to welcome him.

Members of the Rastafarian community and other protesters gathered near Clifford Park to demand reparations. Charles last officially visited the park in 1973, when, as Prince of Wales, he granted the Bahamas independence after 300 years of British rule.

He is also expected to visit a nature site and meet members of the Royal Bahamas Defense Force, government officials and civil society leaders.

Environmental dispute and the next stops

Environmental advocates hope the visit will draw attention to a contested development on Sampson Cay in the Exuma cays. Eric Carey, a former Bahamas National Trust executive director, said the Save Exuma Alliance opposes the project’s scale and its planned seawall and dredging of seagrass and coral reefs. The case is before the Bahamas Supreme Court.

Charles is scheduled to spend three days in the Bahamas before flying to Guyana on October 29. Guyana’s president has said he wants an apology for slavery.

Next milestone

Charles is scheduled to fly to Antigua and Barbuda on October 30 for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, where Queen Camilla will join him.

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