King Charles drinks kava during ritual in Samoa

King Charles has taken part in a traditional ritual in Samoa, drinking the ceremonial beverage kava, made from the root of a plant.

He was also declared a "high chief" of the archipelago during his trip to the country.

King Charles and Queen Camilla are on a three-day visit to Samoa ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, which is being held in the island nation.

The monarch is the symbolic head of the Commonwealth.