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king charles Knows how to keep a formal evening comfortable. During his state visit to Guyana, a glass of local rum gave him the perfect opportunity to bring some humorous feedback into the exchange. The moment came at the end of a long day of engagements, and included sampling a bottle of “Royal Welcome” rum specially created in his honor.
King Charles samples Guyana’s specially distilled Royal Welcome Rum during a recent visit
The 77-year-old king began his two-day visit with a cultural evening hosted by President Mohammad Irfan Ali. During a reception at the State House in Georgetown, Charles received a bottle of “Royal Welcome” rum, a limited edition 2026 blend created by food and beverage company Banks DIH.
Before tasting it, he asked the audience, “Do you drink this? Endless rum punch at the end of the day?” Then he smelled the glass and connected it to the President’s glass. in a clip shared On X (formerly Twitter), he made a surprised face and laughed after his first sip. After some contemplation, which included wagging his eyebrows, he declared, “Very good!”
President Ali offered some advice: “You’ve got to drink it!” The king took another sip and said, “It won’t last long.” Then he said, “That’s too kind. Someone else has to finish it!”
Banks DIH rum plant executive Gregory Garraway said Independent That this rum is more than 20 years old. “We wanted the king’s journey to be something he could actually savour,” he said. He described the rum as “extremely smooth, rich and delicious, and he liked it very much”.
Guyana’s visit marks 60 years of the country’s independence from Britain. It also follows renewed calls from Caribbean countries for an apology and reparations over Britain’s role in the slave trade. In the Bahamas, Charles acknowledged the “great pain of the past” and confirmed that the summit would discuss the legacy of slavery.