King Charles will conclude his visit to Bermuda by officially launching the UK Space Agency’s (UKSA) Project Nova, an initiative aimed at tracking space debris. The King is set to visit the site of a new UKSA observatory on the island to learn about the installation of a global network of telescopes across five sites, designed to monitor old satellites, rocket stages, and other objects in orbit.
Final Day Engagements
On his last day in Bermuda, the King will also open the new Great Bay Coast Guard Station. There, he will hear about the critical work of the Royal Bermuda Regiment’s Coast Guard in protecting the island’s territorial waters and safeguarding its marine environment. The King will view two new technologies employed by the regiment: unmanned underwater vehicles and unmanned aerial vehicles.
Young people from the Junior Leader programme will discuss their involvement with the scheme. Before departing, the King will award operational service medals to five regiment members for their dedication to protecting the island.
Garden Party Remarks
On Friday evening, the King attended a garden party at Government House, where he has been staying during his three-day visit. He remarked to guests, “I am told to my amazement it is also the first time in Bermuda’s four-hundred-year history that the islands have received a reigning King. I am terribly sorry it has taken so long!”
The Government House has been recently refurbished, and the King noted that it still smells of fresh paint. Raising a toast to Bermuda, he said, “I need hardly say that Bermuda, like all the Overseas Territories, is a most cherished and important member of the British family – with a friendship as solid as this so-called ‘Rock’.”
