As the 2022 royal tour across Commonwealth nations progresses, official updates from Buckingham Palace confirm that Queen Camilla will reunite with King Charles III in Antigua and Barbuda for the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), after sitting out the monarch’s prior official visits to the Bahamas and Guyana. The pre-published official royal itinerary released by the palace in October had clearly designated the Bahamas and Guyana stops as solo engagements for King Charles, dispelling unsubstantiated recent media speculation from outlets including InStyle that claimed Camilla’s absence from the earlier legs was driven by a fear of air travel. The joint schedule for the royal couple in Antigua and Barbuda is packed with high-profile public commitments: they will jointly lead the official CHOGM opening ceremony, join national festivities marking the twin-island nation’s long-awaited independence anniversary, attend a formal church service, view the iconic Independence Day Parade at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, and host a series of official receptions at Government House. Beyond the shared public appearances, Queen Camilla will carry out her own standalone public engagements during the visit, including a tour of the American University campus in Antigua and a special outreach event with students at a local primary and secondary school. The full royal tour is set to wrap up formally when the King and Queen depart Antigua and Barbuda for the United Kingdom on November 4, bringing the multi-nation Commonwealth diplomatic trip to a close.
Queen Camilla to join King Charles in Antigua and Barbuda after missing earlier tour stops
