- King Charles has arrived in Guyana for a two-day state visit, marking the first leg of a nine-day tour of the Caribbean.
- The King praised a limited-edition rum distilled in his honour as "very good" during a cultural evening hosted by President Mohamed Irfaan Ali.
- High-profile guests with British-Guyanese connections included musician Eddy Grant and former justice secretary David Lammy.
- The visit coincides with Guyana marking 60 years of independence from Britain alongside renewed calls from Caribbean nations for slavery reparations.
- Charles will participate in several engagements in Georgetown before attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Antigua and Barbuda.
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