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Camilla joins Charles in Antigua during Caribbean tour

Published 3 November 2026

Queen Camilla joined King Charles III in Antigua and Barbuda during his Caribbean tour, where the royal couple attended official engagements and visited a garden and a student-built pavilion. A photograph of Camilla arriving showed a packet of RJ’s black licorice in the car door pocket, while Charles was caught in a downpour during an independence ceremony. Camilla arrived over the weekend, after Charles had travelled to Guyana and the Bahamas without her. The couple were in Antigua and Barbuda on November 3 for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, following a series of engagements in the country. The licorice packet was visible as Camilla got out of her car. The brand describes the sweet as made with natural ingredients and free from artificial colours and preservatives. Charles has also been associated with the snack, which was seen in his car during London Fashion Week in February. A nutritionist quoted in a report about the snack recommended that it be eaten occasionally. Charlotte Faure Green said glycyrrhizin in licorice, when consumed regularly in large amounts, may raise blood pressure and lower potassium. The reports did not establish that Camilla had...

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