King Charles III - post visit reflections

Nov 02, 2026 Features / Columnists, The GHK Lall Column

(Kaieteur News) – The mind can be a funny thing. Mine played a trick on me, did a somersault. Now that King Charles III came and went, it’s confession time. He should come again. Guess who would lead the parade, the welcoming party? Incidentally, there could be a temporary halt to calls for an apology and its grandaddy -money (reparations). Really, he should come again. Here’s why.

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Whether in a taxi, or driving around, there are the signs! All over Georgetown. His distant granddaddy would have been pleased with the PPP for keeping the name. The signs tell many stories. Only a few are presented today. Sand heaped in neat, respectable mounds at the edge of the streets. Multiple construction sites in the city tidied up to honor a king. Who cares that he was an ornament who hung around his mother’s skirts well past the age of 60? If ever there was a praying man, it had to be the patient Prince of Wales, Charles Phillip Arthur George. By George! He was praying for his mum. For her to go on a trip. So, he could tryout the throne. But here he came, and the PPP Govt. was all aflame. I just spoke of neat streets.