Brarbados invited its own royalty, Rihanna, to witness with Prince Charles her nation become a republic.
The Prince of Wales, 73, may have been wearing a mask but his eyes twinkled as he and the singer, 33, were both honoured.
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley revealed Rihanna would be made a member of the Order of National Heroes.
The star, whose hits include Take A Bow, touched her heart as Mottley quoted her lyrics at the ceremony in Bridgetown.
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