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What King Charles, Camilla's visit triggers in most Kenyans

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Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla at the Sheldrick elephant Orphanage in Nairobi National Park during their visit to the country on November 1, 2023. [Stafford Ondego, Standard]

This has been the King's week, the longest a monarch has stayed in Kenya. Without doubt, most of the glamour of the monarchy ended with Queen Elizabeth.

While King Charles is trying, there is a panache and elegance that Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip displayed that cannot be replicated. King Charles espouses an admirable casualness, but it robs him of royalty.

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