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Prince Charles to visit Barbados as ‘guest of honour’ as nation breaks away from monarchy

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Prince Charles will visit Barbados at the end of the month following an invitation by Barbadian Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley. The Prince of Wales will visit the Caribbean country as the next Head of the Commonwealth and will be the guest of honour at the celebrations taking place to mark the nation’s transition to a republican state on November 30. 

Clarence House announced today in a Twitter post: “The Prince of Wales will visit Barbados to mark Barbados’ transition to a Republic within the Commonwealth.

“As future Head of the Commonwealth, HRH has been invited by Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados, to be Guest of Honour at the Republic Celebration events.”  

Prince Charles met Ms Mottley earlier this week during a bilateral meeting in Glasgow. 

They were both attending COP26, the UN’s climate change summit. 

Both Prince Charles and Ms Mottley also took part in the opening ceremony of COP26 on Monday, during which they delivered powerful speeches. 

The Prince of Wales spoke about the need to involve the private sector in the fight against the most pressing environmental issues the planet is currently facing. 

He concluded his speech saying: “Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, many of your countries I know are already feeling the devastating impact of climate change, through ever-increasing droughts, mudslides, floods, hurricanes, cyclones and wildfires, as we’ve just seen on that terrifying film.

“Any leader who has had to confront such life-threatening challenges knows that the cost of inaction is far greater than the cost of prevention. 

“So, I can only urge you, as the world’s decision-makers, to find practical ways of overcoming differences so we can all get down to work, together, to rescue this precious planet and save the threatened future of our young people.” 

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