King Charles forced to apologise during Bermuda visit: ‘I am terribly sorry’
King Charles apologised for taking so long to visit beautiful Bermuda during a garden party on Friday night. The 77-year-old king, who is fresh from his US state visit with Donald and Melania Trump, attended a garden party at Government House, where he told guests that he was sorry it had taken 400 years for a reigning monarch to visit the country. © Getty ImagesKing Charles apologised for taking so long to visit beautiful Bermuda “I am told to my amazement it is also the first time in Bermuda’s four-hundred-year history that the islands have received a reigning King. I am terribly sorry it has taken so long!,” he said. While not a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, Bermuda is a British Overseas Territory and participates in Commonwealth activities and sports through its association with the UK, which manages its defence and foreign affairs. Raising a toast to Bermuda at the garden party, the King said: “I need hardly say that Bermuda, like all the Overseas Territories, is a most cherished and important member …
