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Prince Charles delights crowds by speaking Pidgin English on last day of royal tour

Charles, on his first visit to the Islands, made reference to other members of the royal family and spoke about the environment. (PA)
Charles, on his first visit to the islands, made reference to other members of the Royal Family and spoke about the environment. (PA)

Prince Charles has delighted crowds by giving a speech in Pidgin English to schoolchildren and other guests in Honiara in the Solomon Islands on the last day of his royal tour.

The Prince of Wales was welcomed by traditional dancers and presented with a chupu – a traditional offering that includes a live pig tied up – after arriving in Lawson Tama Stadium.

Speaking on a makeshift stage, he told the audience: “Me hapi tumas for visiting ples blong yufala”, meaning that he was happy to be visiting their country.

Charles, on his first visit to the islands, made reference to other members of the Royal Family being made welcome during previous visits.

Charles said: “Queen blong yumi and Duke blong Edinburgh telling me such a good memories blong time algeter visitin this islands.
Charles was welcomed by traditional dancers and presented with a chupu – a traditional offering that includes a live pig tied up – after arriving in Lawson Tama Stadium.

He said: “Queen blong yumi and Duke blong Edinburgh telling me such a good memories blong time algeter visitin this islands.

“Same with im piccinni blong me, Prince William, and wife blong him.

“Yufala always welkam family blong me and mifala think high o dat special bond with yufala.”

The crowd laughed and applauded as they realised that the prince, who turned 71 this month, was not addressing them in English.

The Prince meets a local during his visit to the Soloman Islands. (PA)
The Prince meets a local during his visit to the Soloman Islands. (PA)

Charles, who has just turned 71, also spoke about environmental issues, saying: “Sorry tumas how environment blong yufala al se everywhere lo world had threatened by climate change, global warming, pollution, unsustainable logging, overfishing.”

He also underlined the importance of preserving natural environments for future generations, saying: “Suppose yufala keep im good algether natural heritage blong yufala, by algether piccinni and grandpiccinni blong you, fella se benefit lo hem.”

The last day of the tour also saw Charles address the Solomon Islands parliament, where he spoke of the need to address violence against women and girls.

Calling gender-based violence an “appalling scourge”, the prince told MPs: “In the Solomon Islands, as elsewhere, as long as women face the despicable threat of physical and sexual violence, or discrimination on the basis of their gender, your economy and your society will simply never be able to achieve their full and extraordinary potential.”

HONIARA, GUADALCANAL ISLAND, SOLOMON ISLANDS - NOVEMBER 25:  Prince Charles, Prince of Wales meets Members of Parliament after addressing the National Parliament of the Solomon Islands at Parliament House during day three of the royal visit to the Solomon Islands on November 25, 2019 in Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands. The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall just finished a tour of New Zealand. It was their third joint visit to New Zealand and first in four years. The Prince is currently on a solo three day tour of The Solomon Islands. (Photo by  Victoria Jones - Pool/Getty Images)
The last day of the tour also saw Charles address the Solomon Islands parliament. (Getty Images)
The Prince of Wales inspects the guard at Honiara International Airport in Honiara, as he prepares to depart following a three day royal visit to the Solomon Islands. PA Photo. Picture date: Monday November 25, 2019. See PA story ROYAL Charles. Photo credit should read: Victoria Jones/PA Wire (Photo by Victoria Jones/PA Images via Getty Images)
The Prince of Wales inspects the guard at Honiara International Airport in Honiara. (Getty)

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A 2009 study carried out by the Pacific Community suggested that nearly two in three women aged 15-49 has suffered physical and/or sexual violence from their partner at least once in their lifetime, and 42% had suffered it in the previous 12 months.

Charles’s last day in the Solomon Islands also saw him skip lunch in favour of meeting guests at a reception in a Honiara hotel and visiting the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency, an organisation that works to control tuna fishing and keep it sustainable.

HONIARA, GUADALCANAL ISLAND, SOLOMON ISLANDS - NOVEMBER 25:  Speaker of the National Parliament of Solomon Islands John Patteson Oti (L) listens as Prince Charles, Prince of Wales address the National Parliament of the Solomon Islands at Parliament House during day three of the royal visit to the Solomon Islands on November 25, 2019 in Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands. The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall just finished a tour of New Zealand. It was their third joint visit to New Zealand and first in four years. The Prince is currently on a solo three day tour of The Solomon Islands. (Photo by  Victoria Jones - Pool/Getty Images)
Prince Charles addresses the National Parliament of the Solomon Islands. (Getty)

The prince’s motorcade was given a guard of honour by schoolchildren as it rolled into Honiara airport.

There, he inspected a police guard on the tarmac, and the force band went on to play God Save The Queen and God Save Our Solomon Islands.

Charles then boarded the Bombardier plane for his return to the UK.