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King Charles shows off dance moves on second day of Caribbean tour
The King shook off royal formality and replaced it with some dance moves on the second day of his nine-day visit to the Caribbean.
Armed with a pair of maracas in the colours of the flag of the Bahamas, Charles joined a Junkanoo - a cultural event and carnival designed to celebrate island life.
Amidst the feathered headdresses and brightly coloured costumes in the afternoon Caribbean heat, the King, dressed in a suit and sunglasses, joined dancers at the front of parade to cheers from the crowd.
It was a lighter mood coming after the King's arrival on Tuesday where he delivered a speech acknowledging the pain of the slave trade, describing "the suffering of the past".
King acknowledges 'suffering of the past' as Caribbean tour begins
Speaking at an event in the Bahamas celebrating local youth on Tuesday, the King said the country's culture was "born out of darkness", and it was "only right" to acknowledge historic injustices.
Charles began the second day of his trip by paying his respects to fallen members of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF).
The King, wearing a set of medals and sunglasses, spoke with servicemen and women before he laid a wreath at the Flamingo Monument, which commemorates four RBDF Marines killed when Cuban MiG fighter aircraft sunk HMBS Flamingo in May 1980.
Charles spoke with servicemen, women and veterans as he began the second day of his tour
Later, on a visit to the Bahamas Boxing Academy, the King found young fighters and the head coach wearing an image of himself emblazoned on club t-shirts showing the King complete with a crown, gloves and a boxing belt.