King Charles III attends CHOGM 2026 in Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda: King Charles III is currently on the last stretch of his 9 day Caribbean tour and has preceded with the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2026.

The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting started on November 1, 2026 and will be finishing on November 4, 2026. On the first day of Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2026, Sunday, November 1, 2026 the king and the queen both participated in the Commonwealth Interfaith Service hosted at St. John’s Pentecostal Church House of Restoration.

The church service was organized with the view of shared mutual respect and prosperity along with community resilience and unity amongst everybody. Following the church service, King Charles III attended the 45th Independence Day Parade organized at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium. Although because of weather conditions, the official parade was halted in the middle due to a sudden tropical rainstorm.

In the afternoon, King Charles attended a match at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium titled as “One Commonwealth, One Team”. The cricket match was presented by the West Indies Cricket Team wherein the king participated in the toss of the match alongside legendary cricket players featuring Sir Vivian Richards, Sir Richie Richardson and Sir Curtly Ambrose.

On November 2, 2026 on the second day of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, King Charles III had private meetings with the Antigua’s Prime Minister and CHOGM host Gaston Browne along with the new Commonwealth Secretary - General Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey on the matters concerning with itinerary and diplomatic protocol and behaviours of the 56 members countries.

Along with the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, the king will also attend the adjacent ongoing Commonwealth Youth, Women and Business Forum organized at St. John’s, a part of CHOGM 2026. The king will also be giving his opening address during the meeting which is being highly anticipated because of the ongoing debates and discussions.