by Nicole Best
The quiet village of Munich in St Andrew and Grenada at large will be well represented on Saturday when all eyes will be fixed on the United Kingdom.
Lance Sergeant Chen Charles, the fourth son of Morgan and Pearl Charles of Munich in St Andrew, will have the honour of carrying the Grenada Flag at the coronation procession for King Charles III on Saturday, 6 May 2023.
It is not frequent that British soldiers of foreign nationalities get to carry the flags of the country of their birth at parades. Lance Sergeant Charles said it’s a lifetime honour.
Lance Sergeant Charles enlisted as an Irish Guardsman in 2011 and has served on several tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. Growing up in Munich, Charles attended the Holy Cross Roman Catholic School and St Andrews Anglican Secondary School. He was well-known in the community for his prowess in cricket.
This is not the first time the Lance Sergeant will participate in such prestigious parades, having done the Queen’s last birthday parade. He is also slated to participate in the King’s parade scheduled for June.
Lance Sergeant Charles resides in the UK with his wife and 2 daughters.
You’ve done us proud not only Grenada but our village of Munich and as a former student of St
Andrew’s Anglican Secondary School. Semper Navigans
I love Grenada
Great!!
Wonderful!
Very proud of you our island child
His father was a SAASS man too, under one of Grenada’s greatest..Mister Cressweld Julien
Excellent!
Go Munich. Proud of my neighbor
Congratulations to you carry the Grenada
Congratulations to my schoolmate and my neighbor. Well deserved.
God speed! What an honour