Bermuda welcomes King Charles with boats, dancing and cake-cutting

King Charles III is visiting Bermuda on his first trip to a British overseas territory as monarch. The King, who was not accompanied by Queen Camilla, arrived in the territory's capital of Hamilton on Thursday evening, after a four-day state visit to the US. His first day in the territory included viewing artefacts from the transatlantic slave trade, a boat trip with the coastguard and a cake-cutting event at an aquarium. The trip was also a change of pace for the King, whose visit to the US was seen as the biggest diplomatic moment of his reign. In one of the day's most sombre moments, the King was shown a small display at the National Museum of Bermuda that traces its history as part of the trade, and includes an image of shackled men on board a slave ship, as well as neck irons used by slave traders. He then watched a Gombey dance performance – the tradition was restricted during slavery, with people only being allowed to perform it on Christmas and New Year's, according to Irwin Trott, spokesman for the Bermudan Gombey dance troops. After meeting the King, Trott said: "I told him that it's a combination of cultures, African, Caribbean, West Indian, Native American and, of cours