India, Oct. 29 -- King Charles set aside formal protocol on Wednesday, joining dancers at a Junkanoo parade in Nassau with a pair of maracas, on the second day of a nine-day tour of the Caribbean. The visit, which began with his arrival in the Bahamas on Tuesday, combines ceremonial engagements with a series of conservation, military and community events, and it is taking place against a backdrop of renewed calls from Caribbean governments and campaigners for Britain to apologise for its role in slavery and to pay reparations.

The King, wearing a grey suit and sunglasses, moved to the front of the parade in Parliament Square to cheers from the crowd. Junkanoo, a street festival with roots in the colonial era of the Bahamas, is traditiona...