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A royal visit to Queensland would not be complete without a Bundy rum
Prince Charles and Camilla will get a distinctly Queensland flavour during their visit, with Bundy rum and the Daintree rainforest on the agenda.
Following their visit to Brisbane and the Gold Coast for official Commonwealth Games duties in April, Clarence House has confirmed the royals will travel to regional centres, including Bundaberg and Cairns.
Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, are heading to Queensland in April.Credit: AFP
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall will arrive in Brisbane on April 4, attending a ceremonial welcome at Old Government House.
The couple will also visit Lady Cilento Children's Hospital, meeting with Juiced TV, Australia's first television program made by children in hospital, for children in hospital.
After the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony, they will visit the athletes' village and the Prince of Wales will join spectators to watch the swimming at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre.
On April 6, Prince Charles will travel to Bundaberg, attending a community festival celebration at the Bundaberg Rum Distillery, to be hosted by Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk.
Asked if he would have a Bundy rum with Prince Charles, State Development Minister Cameron Dick said he was "always happy to have a Bundy with anyone".
"And I'd be delighted to have one with Prince Charles as well," he said.
Mr Dick said Queenslanders would provide Prince Charles and Camilla with a warm welcome to the state.
Prince Charles and Diana in London. The Princess was given a cake and joked with Prince Charles as she asked, "Is there rum in it?".Credit: Syndication International
Ms Palaszczuk said she was looking forward to visiting the royals back to Queensland, following their last visit in 2012.
"Their Royal Highnesses will meet with Queenslanders from different fields and backgrounds, all working together to strengthen their local communities and protect our unique environmental landmarks," she said.
Prince Charles said he rather liked dark fruit cake, with lots of rum in it.
"I am delighted His Royal Highness will be able to hear firsthand stories of the brilliant resilience and recovery of Bundaberg, which has triumphed over its share of adversity in recent years."
While in Queensland, the Prince of Wales will also attend a meeting on coral resilience in the southern Great Barrier Reef and a forestry roundtable in the World Heritage-listed Daintree rainforest.
While in Cairns, Prince Charles will tour the HMAS Leeuwin and the Royal Flying Doctor Service base and watch the Commonwealth Games women's basketball competition.
More details about the royal visit will be released in March.
Prince Charles appears to be a fan of rum.
In 1985, Prince Charles was with his former wife, the late Princess Diana, at the opening of the Lambeth Community Care Centre in London, when she was given a cake. She joked: "is there rum in it?"
Their five-tier wedding cake was more than 150 centimetres tall, weighed 102 kilograms, and included rum.
During a tour of New Zealand in 1970, a young Prince Charles told the Australian Government assistant trade commissioner David Hawes that he rather liked dark fruit cake, with lots of rum in it.
Let's hope he likes our Queensland variety.