![]() "So it was the proudest moment when I became your colonel-in-chief in 1984." Camera Icon Royal Tour of PNG: Charles and Camilla chat during a cultural display of traditional village dancers in Port Moresby. which made possible the successes of the hard-fought campaign along the Kokoda Trail," Charles told the crowd in Port Moresby's Sir John Guise stadium, where the parade and an earlier open-air church service took place. "I grew up with the stories of extraordinary courage. Camera Icon Royal Tour of PNG: thousands of children wave flags while performing for Charles and Camilla during a cultural display in Port Moresby. The regiment was first established in World War II to fight the Japanese following their 1942 invasion of Papua New Guinea. Credit: Getty Imagesĭressed in the forest green uniform of the Royal Pacific Islands Regiment of which he is colonel-in-chief, Charles inspected an official military parade and presented the infantrymen with new colours. Camera Icon Royal Tour of PNG: Charles and Camilla were greeted by a spectacular cultural show involving 3000 children and dancers from all over Papua New Guinea. "I bring you greetings from Her Majesty the Queen of Papua New Guinea and from all my family members during celebration of the diamond jubilee of the queen," he continued. "Ladies and gentlemen, mi nambawan pikinini bilong misis kwin," began Charles, referencing his local title - "first child of Mrs Queen". ![]() With its people speaking more than 800 languages, everyday communication in Papua New Guinea is conducted through English and Tok Pisin - a form of Melanesian Pidgin English. Camera Icon Royal Tour of PNG: Charles speaks in Port Moresby. Credit: SuppliedĬheered by several thousand people as he introduced himself in the local patois, Charles appeared to successfully avoid referring to himself as rice, sago, kau kau or any other local delicacy. Kennedy actually said in his famous "Ich bin ein Berliner" 1963 speech. Camera Icon Royal Tour of PNG: Charles managed to avoid referring to himself as a jelly doughnut, though scholars are still arguing about what President John F. In 1963, US President John F Kennedy said "Ich bin ein Berliner" in a famous speech in West Berlin, which depending on translation either means "I am a Berliner" or "I am a jelly doughnut."Īccording to Port Moresby newspaper the Post Courier, Prince Charles nailed the local lingo.
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