Charles Starts Caribbean Tour Without Camilla

King Charles began a nine-day Caribbean tour without Queen Camilla on October 27, with her expected to join him for the final leg in Antigua and Barbuda. Reports have suggested that her absence from the opening stops was linked to her unease about flying, but no official palace explanation was cited, and accounts differ on whether she had originally been scheduled to accompany him. Charles’s itinerary included visits to the Bahamas, Guyana, Antigua and Barbuda. Camilla was not with him in the Bahamas or Guyana and was expected to join him in Antigua and Barbuda. The couple’s trip to the country coincides with the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, scheduled there from November 1 to 4. The explanation involving flying anxiety has been attributed to reporting rather than confirmed by the palace. One account cited an unnamed source who said Charles wanted Camilla to minimize her time on planes and meet him for the final tour leg. That source described the arrangement as a way to reduce flights and stress, particularly if smaller aircraft were involved. Other accounts said the plan had always been for Charles to make the first two stops alone. A different report said the...