People who live in villages along the Samoan coastline where a New Zealand navy ship ran aground, caught fire and sank this month are worried about their livelihoods and the future of tourism and fishing in the area as they prepare for the arrival of Britain's King Charles III on Wednesday.

Charles, the symbolic head of the Commonwealth, is traveling to Samoa for a meeting of top government officials from each of the 56 independent nations that make up the organization. At the top of the agenda is the fight against climate change, an issue Charles has championed for decades.

King Charles III should get ready to dance during his upcoming visit to Samoa. Freddie Tuilagi ensured this when he recently visited St. James’ Palace, dressed only in a traditional bark cloth wrap and a necklace worn by orator chiefs.

King Charles III will travel halfway around the world to Samoa this month to take his seat as the head of the Commonwealth and highlight the existential threat climate change poses for Pacific island

It is the first time since Charles assumed the throne that he will visit one of the 14 countries outside the U.K. where he is head of state.