# King Charles shares Caribbean tour jet glimpse

> King Charles shows rare private jet view during Caribbean royal tour.
- Title: King Charles shares Caribbean tour jet glimpse · Dailymail
- Summary: King Charles shows rare private jet view during Caribbean royal tour. King Charles shared Instagram photos of himself reading briefing papers on his £2,000…
- Keywords: king charles, caribbean tour, royal family, private jet, commonwealth heads of government meeting, bahamas, guyana, antigua and barbuda, junkanoo parade, reparations, royals, celebrity
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- Published: 2026-10-29T13:11:02+00:00
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- Topics: king charles, caribbean tour, royal family, private jet, commonwealth heads of government meeting, bahamas, guyana, antigua and barbuda, junkanoo parade, reparations, royals, celebrity
## King Charles Caribbean tour
King Charles landed in Nassau, Bahamas on October 27 for a nine-day Caribbean trip to Bahamas, Guyana, Antigua and Barbuda for Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting.
## Royal jet glimpse
King Charles shared Instagram photos of himself reading briefing papers on his government private jet during Caribbean tour.
## Jet features
The aircraft has tartan cushions, plush seats, grey and cream seats, privacy curtains and a tartan cushion in nod to monarch's fondness for Scotland.
## Jet cost
The Royal Air Force VIP Voyager costs £2,000 per hour to run, with nine-hour flight costing £18,000.
## Jet capacity
The aircraft has 58 business-class seats and 100 standard premium economy seats for royal staff.
## Jet history
The Royal Air Force VIP Voyager, known as Vespina, has been the official primary transport plane for the Royal Family since 2016.
## Queen Camilla's toy
Queen Camilla transported replica of Christopher Robin Milne's lost toy Roo to New York City in April.
## Roo's journey
Queen Camilla carried Roo, a replica of Christopher Robin Milne's lost toy, to New York City for Winnie-the-Pooh's 100th anniversary.
## Roo's return
Queen Camilla returned Roo to its rightful owners ahead of Winnie-the-Pooh's 100th anniversary.
## Junkanoo parade
King Charles joined in a 'Junkanoo' parade in Nassau, Bahamas with energetic dancers wearing brightly colored costumes.
## Charles joins parade
King Charles danced with local dancers during Nassau's Junkanoo parade after initially watching it from the sidelines.
## Charles' work schedule
King Charles, 77, is pursuing a punishing work schedule and undergoing continuing cancer treatment.
## King Charles' engagements
King Charles met with Bahamian students and enjoyed a street parade in Parliament Square.
## Local food
King Charles enjoyed local crab and rice at Brown's Restaurant.
## Reparations protests
Four reparations protestors gathered along the parade route but were later asked to leave by local police.
## Reparations apology
King Charles addressed reparations issue by acknowledging past suffering but stopped short of offering apology or financial compensation.
## Reparations committee
Bahamas National Reparations Committee warned King Charles not to come empty-handed.
## Buckingham Palace stance
Buckingham Palace insists King Charles is 'alive' to local strength of feeling on reparations.
## Reparations next steps
King Charles will tackle 'backdrop of wider discussions on colonial legacy' in speeches and visit sites with historic links to slavery.
## Key takeaway

King Charles shared Instagram photos of himself reading briefing papers on his £2,000 per hour government private jet during a nine-day Caribbean tour.