King Charles bestowed with rare honour in Samoa

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King Charles has been bestowed a rare honour during his state visit to Samoa.

The King and Queen Camilla received a traditional welcome to the village of Moata’a on 24 October where His Majesty was presented with the ‘ava cup and given the title of High Chief (Tui-Taumeasina) by the Moata’a Village Chief – a rare honour.

As a gift, the King received a fly swatter and staff.

The special welcome ceremony took place at the National University of Samoa and involved formal drinking of ‘ava, which is made of dried roots of the ‘ava plant.

 

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King Charles’s mother, Queen Elizabeth II, was welcomed with a similar ceremony in 1977 during her Silver Jubilee Tour of the South Pacific.

Samoa is a member of the Commonwealth but does not count the British monarch as its head of state. However, King Charles is Head of the Commonwealth, succeeding his mother after her death in 2022.

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