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KING Charles ditched his work suit for a short sleeve jacket as he sipped a ceremonial drink, met bare chested villagers stripped to the waist and was presented with a butchered pig.
The King and Queen were officially welcomed to Samoa with a royal ‘ava ceremony’ in the home village of Samoa’s head of state.
Heavily-tattooed village ‘strongmen’ wore the traditional ‘ai lavalava’ skirts and necklaces while local village chiefs dressed in brightly coloured short sleeve shirts.
The King wore a white bush jacket with embroidery by Samoan School of Fine Art.
Queen used a fan with her royal cypher at one of the biggest ava ceremonies held in Samoa in decades.
It comes after Charles and Camilla and other world leaders attending Friday’s were told by Samoa’s PM to dress down accept the ‘island vibe’.
Charles and Camilla sat on the stage with head of state Tuimaleali’ifano Va’aleto’a Sualauvi II for the ava ceremony in his home village of Falelatai.
The ‘ava ceremony – reserved only for monarchs – saw them wear ceremonial garlands and drink an Ava drink from a coconut shell.
It was originally planned to be held in the open but due to the torrential downpours earlier that morning it was moved inside.
Wearing a Bush jacket with trim by Samoan school of fine art, the King looked cool in the humid heat.
The Queen, in a tunic and Palazzo trousers by Anna Valentine accessorised with gold fish earrings, kept herself cool by using a handheld fan with her cypher on.
Men, known locally as taulele’a, from Falelatai village commenced the ceremony by blowing conch shells to signal Their Majesties’ arrival and formed a ceremonial guard of honour.
Two men in traditional dress acted as ceremonial attendants, and one opened the proceedings welcoming the King and Queen.
One of them said: “The royal and traditional ‘Ava ceremony, the highest protocol of respect in the Samoan culture in honour of Your Majesties’ state visit to Samoa.
“A symbol of friendship, safe passage and journey and the collective spirit of commonwealth as one family.
“Thank you and God bless.”
Large ‘ava roots were symbolically presented to the centre marquee.
For centuries, ‘ava – known in other Pacific countries as kava – has played a vital role in the rituals and celebrations of Pacific islanders.
It is not just a beverage, but a symbol of community unity and connection.
The youngest daughter of the Chief, Maria Leinafo Tuimalealiifano, 30, then began to prepare the ‘ava drink, which is made from dried and powdered ‘ava root is used.
She has tattoos running from her thighs to her knees, which is considered a symbol of seniority.
Maria prepared the drink in a shallow bowl known as a tanoa, which is made from the wood of the ifilele tree, and carefully pounded the root into a fine powder before being mixed with water.
Four attendants – known as ‘ava makers or aumaga – assisted with the filtering of the ‘ava drink through a sieve made of the dried bark of the Fau tree.
It is a great honour to be selected to serve as an aumaga.
Whilst the beverage is being prepared the ‘ava orator (tufu’ava) explained the reason for the ceremony and announced when the ‘ava is about to be distributed.
A look at King Charles cancer diagnosis and recovery.
January 17: Buckingham Palace announces the King has been diagnosed with an enlarged prostate
January 26: The Sun exclusively photograph the King arriving at The London Clinic for his ‘corrective procedure’
January 29: Seen waving and smiling as he left hospital after an extra night
February 5: Palace reveal while in hospital for his prostate operation doctors discovered the the King has a form of cancer
February 10: King issues ‘heartfelt thanks’ in a written statement
February 21: King tells Rishi Sunak he had been “reduced to tears” by get-well cards
March 21: The Princess of Wales and the King have lunch at Windsor Castle
March 22: Kate announces via video statement that she is being treated for cancer
March 31: King attends Easter Sunday service and takes part in ‘walkabout’ with members of the public and aides say ‘it was a significant step’ as King had ‘responded to treatment very encouragingly’
April 4: The Sun exclusively reveals King has ordered aides to ‘supercharge’ his diary for the summer and is ‘raring to go’
April 10: King and Queen embark on break at Birkhall, in Scottish Highlands
April 26: Buckingham Palace announce King will return to public-facing front-line duties
April 30: King marks his public comeback by visiting a cancer hospital with the Queen
Future:
May 8 and 21: Buckingham Palace Garden Parties
May 21 – 25: Chelsea Flower Show
June 6: 80th anniversary D-Day commemorations in France and UK
June 15: Trooping the Colour birthday parade in London
June 17: Garter Day parade at Windsor Castle
June 18 – 22: Royal Ascot
Late June: State Visit by Emperor and Empress of Japan
July 3: Holyrood Week in Scotland
October: Two or three-week tour of Australia
As a sign of respect, the server will carry the cup to the guests and present it with a sweep of the arm from right to left, to show the inner side of the forearm to the guest.
The ‘Ava drink was presented to the King in a coconut shell.
He accepting it he tipped a small onto the ground in the local custom, saying, “May God Bless this ‘ava”.
He then said “la manuia”, which means “be prosperous”, before taking a sip.
The ‘ava drink was similarly presented to the Head of State and Prime Minister of Samoa.
Two women then bowed before presenting Their Majesties with ceremonial garlands, known as lei.
The King’s was made of the dried fruit from the pandanus tree and The Queen’s was a beautiful floral garland.
Traditional gifts, known collectively as the sua faatamalii, were presented to the villagers on behalf of the King and Queen, in a sign that the ceremony had come to an end.
A butchered pig was also presented but that will be gifted back to the village.
JEOPARDY! contestants faced several triple stumpers on tonight’s episode – which fans are deeming the ‘hardest’ game of season 41.
One of Wednesday’s three players made fans do a double take as they were shocked to learn it’s Brett Kelly, an actor best known for his memorable performance in Bad Santa.
Brett, 30, who now resides in Surrey British Columbia, went up against Sophia Maymudes, a software engineer from Seattle, Washington and returning champ Will Wallace, a game design director from Austin, Texas.
Will is coming back to Jeopardy! as a one-day champ after winning $18,799 on Tuesday’s game.
Viewers felt this game had more difficult questions than the previous games this season which resulted in several triple stumpers.
Sophia was first to find a Daily Double under the category “SOME CLIIFS, SANDS OR BUTTES.”
“Buttes in the Sacramento Valley were named for this man in 1949, 100 years after his name came to fame,” host Ken Jennings read.
However, she did not get the correct response, “Who was Sutter?” and lost $2,000 from her total of $6,600.
She had another chance to redeem herself when she found the second Daily Double under the category “OUR 4-LEGGED FRIENDS.”
“An artist/soldier created the French Army’s first camouflage unit & its insignia, this animal,” was the clue read.
When she failed to answer “What is chameleon?” and Sophia’s total dropped another $2,600 – tying her with Will for first with both at $6,400.
Brett remained in third with $1,200.
Rounding out her trio of findings, under the category THE TROJAN WAR, Sophia also scored the third Daily Double and bet another $2,000.
“In the title of a Shakespeare work, he is a son of King Priam & she is the daughter of Calchas,” Ken read.
Sophia failed to answer “Who are Troilus and Cressida?” – dropping her all the way down to $2,800 heading into Final Jeopardy!
Will was in the lead with $12,000 while Brett struggled to get out of the hole and headed into the last round with $0 – making him ineligible to play Final Jeopardy!
Ken revealed the last category as “THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH” and red the clue: “This day involving the Holy Spirit & the Apostles is sometimes described as the ‘birthday’ of the church.”
Both Sophia and Will were wrong and neither wagered big – leaving the results the same.
Will won the game with $10,000 while Sophia scored $2,594.
Fans were quick to note how tough today’s game board was, with one saying: “Gotta feel for Brett here, I found this to be an extraordinarily difficult game today.
Jeopardy! first aired in 1964 until 1975. Then the nighttime version began in 1974. Since then, spinoffs of the game show have emerged. Here are all of those
Jeopardy! – (primetime) 1974 to present, weekdays on ABC at 7pm
Tournament of Champions – 1984 to present, features the top champions who have appeared on the show since the last tournament
Celebrity Jeopardy! – 1992 to present, has celebrities comepete against each other to raise money for chairty
Jeopardy! Masters – 2023 to present, features six notable recent Jeopardy! champions competing against each other
Jeopardy! National College Championship – 2022 to present, undergraduates from 36 colleges and universities across America compete to win $100,000
Other versions of Jeopardy! have fizzled out throughout the years
“Some of these were categories and clues I’d expect to see in the TOC or even Masters. He was also up against two strong players who were quick on the buzzer, so he was never really able to even mount an offense.”
“This game was difficult enough that a single Jeopardy question was used as a late-round LLRC question last year. Definitely some hard content here that would be challenging for all but the very best,” another said.
“This was a hard game today,” a third wrote.
While another noticed how Brett didn’t shoutout his Bad Santa past: “I’m guessing he is tired of talking about it so they didn’t mention it. But Brett is the kid from Bad Santa, right?”
Brett first found fame playing the loveable but troublemaking kid, Thurman Merman, in the 2003 holiday film Bad Santa.
The actor was just eight years old when he landed the role of Thurman and he reprised it 13 years later for the movie’s 2016 sequel Bad Santa 2.
Brett also starred in the 2007 horror movie Trick ‘r Treat and, most recently, has appeared as Cecil Patterson in the Canadian series Family Law.
