I lakalaka what I see! A smiling Prince Charles watches Fijian soldiers perform dances in traditional dress to mark the 50th anniversary of the South Pacific country’s independence
The Prince of Wales watched Fijian soldiers perform traditional dances and songs to mark the 50th anniversary of the former crown colony becoming an independent country. Five Fijians of The Black Watch, third Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland visited Prince Charles, at Birkhall, on the Balmoral estate in Aberdeenshire on Saturday. Dressed in traditional skirts and shirts, they performed the 'Lakalaka', a celebration of life which usually marks formal occasions, said Clarence House. Charles was presented with a whale tooth known as a Tabua, a sacred Fijian cultural relic, by Sergeant Lawaci. The Prince of Wales watched Fijian soldiers perform traditional dances and songs at Birkhall, on the Balmoral estate in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, to mark the 50th anniversary of the former crown colony becoming an independent country Five fijians of The Black Watch, third Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland dressed in traditional skirts and shirts to perform the 'Lakalaka'