{"id":950219,"date":"2026-11-02T20:04:27","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T20:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/950219\/"},"modified":"2026-11-02T20:04:27","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T20:04:27","slug":"king-charles-left-stranded-in-rain-as-queen-camilla-makes-hilarious-escape-during-antigua-royal-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/950219\/","title":{"rendered":"King Charles left stranded in rain as Queen Camilla makes hilarious escape during Antigua royal visit"},"content":{"rendered":"

King Charles has been caught in a hilarious moment desperately searching for an umbrella after Queen Camilla made a quick escape from a torrential downpour during their royal tour of the Caribbean.<\/p>\n

The 77-year-old monarch was left standing in the pouring rain, throwing his arms into the air and repeatedly asking, \u201cWhere\u2019s the umbrella?\u201d as his wife headed for shelter.<\/p>\n

It unfolded at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua, where the royal couple were attending a ceremonial parade marking the 45th anniversary of Antigua and Barbuda\u2019s independence.<\/p>\n

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Charles and Camilla had been greeted by cheering crowds when they arrived at the stadium, but the weather quickly took a turn.<\/p>\n

As heavy rain began falling during the national anthem, Camilla was handed a clear umbrella and promptly made her way towards a covered seating area.<\/p>\n

Footage captured the King looking around for assistance, gesturing towards his entourage and appearing to mimic holding an umbrella as he waited for someone to come to his rescue.<\/p>\n

\"KingKing Charles III waves as he attends the annual Independence Ceremonial Parade with Queen Camilla. Credit: Chris Jackson\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Camilla appeared to see the funny side of the situation, flashing a cheeky smile as she settled into her seat.<\/p>\n

An umbrella was eventually found for Charles, who refused to let the miserable weather derail his royal duties.<\/p>\n

The King continued inspecting members of the Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force and Royal Police Force, earning a huge cheer from the crowd as he braved the conditions.<\/p>\n

And it seems the monarch was able to laugh about his soaking.<\/p>\n

\"TheThe King’s Autumn Tour includes visits to The Bahamas and Guyana before continuing to Antigua and Barbuda, where he will attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). Credit: Pool\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Charles later joked that he was \u201cgrowing watercress on my trousers\u201d after being drenched during the ceremony, according to HELLO!<\/a><\/p>\n

Camilla was equally amused by the ordeal, laughing about her rain-soaked appearance when speaking to members of the media.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve given up,\u201d she reportedly said, shrugging her shoulders and gesturing towards her damp dress.<\/p>\n

The visit forms part of the royal couple\u2019s Caribbean tour, which also includes engagements in the Bahamas and Guyana.<\/p>\n

Their trip is scheduled to conclude on November 4.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"King Charles has been caught in a hilarious moment desperately searching for an umbrella after Queen Camilla made…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":950220,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[64,63,134,13935,1720],"class_list":["post-950219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-entertainment","tag-royals","tag-world"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/950219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=950219"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/950219\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/950220"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=950219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=950219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=950219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}