Watch King Charles sip traditional Samoan drink in same trip made by late Queen 47 years ago

KING Charles ditched his work suit for a short sleeve jacket as he sipped a ceremonial drink, met bare chested villagers stripped to the waist and was presented with a butchered pig. The King and Queen were officially welcomed to Samoa with a royal ’ava ceremony’ in the home village of Samoa’s head of state. Heavily-tattooed village ’strongmen’ wore the traditional ’ai lavalava’ skirts and necklaces while local village chiefs dressed in brightly coloured short sleeve shirts. The King wore a white bush jacket with embroidery by Samoan School of Fine Art. Queen used a fan with her royal cypher at one of the biggest ava ceremonies held in Samoa in decades. It comes after Charles and Camilla and other world leaders attending Friday’s were told by Samoa’s PM to dress down accept the ’island vibe’. More here: #thesun #royals #samoa