Buckingham Palace announced Tuesday that King Charles III will visit Bermuda, marking his first Royal Visit as Monarch to a British Overseas Territory.
The visit will follow a State Visit to the United States, where the King and Queen will celebrate the historic and modern ties between the UK and the US, commemorating the 250th anniversary of American Independence.
Governor of Bermuda, His Excellency Andrew Murdoch CMG, expressed delight at the announcement, noting that the visit will be the first Sovereign visit to Bermuda in 16 years and King Charles III’s first to a British Overseas Territory since his coronation.
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“The visit is an opportunity to celebrate the many contributions Bermudians make in their communities, the wider British family in Bermuda, and around the world,” said Governor Murdoch. “It will also strengthen the UK’s modern partnership with Bermuda, deepening cultural, economic, and societal ties.”
Further details of the visit are expected at the end of April.
King Charles III’s last official visit to Bermuda was in 1970, when he read the Speech from the Throne to mark the island’s 350th year of parliamentary government. The last visit by a Sovereign was Queen Elizabeth II in 2009, who joined celebrations of the 400th anniversary of settlement, making Bermuda the final Overseas Territory visited during her reign.
