The leaders of the Commonwealth group of nations will meet at a welcome banquet in Samoa in the South Pacific on Thursday, with climate change and reparations for Britain's role in the transatlantic slave trade both likely to be on the agenda.

King Charles III should be prepared to dance when he visits Samoa this week. The Pacific Island nation's honorary consul made sure of that when he visited St. James’ Palace

King Charles III landed in Samoa Wednesday to join his first Commonwealth summit as monarch, hoping to breathe new life into a bloc seen by critics as "a leftover of empire". King Charles, who leads the Commonwealth,

King Charles III should be prepared to dance when he visits Samoa this week with Queen Camilla. Freddie Tuilagi made sure of that when he visited St. James' Palace recently wearing nothing but a bark cloth wrap and a necklace historically worn by orator chiefs.