King Charles III's coronation last year cost British taxpayers £72 million ($90.7 million), official accounts released late Thursday revealed. Critics have argued taxpayer spending on the events was too large and out of touch given the huge demands on stretched public funds and economising in recent years by many Britons.

King Charles' coronation cost UK taxpayers £72 million

King Charles III took part in a traditional kava-drinking ceremony before a line of bare-chested, heavily tattooed Samoans and was declared a "high chief" of the one-time Pacific island colony on Thursday.

King Charles sips narcotic kava drink, becomes Samoan 'high chief'

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King Charles' coronation cost UK taxpayers £72 million

King Charles sips narcotic kava drink, becomes Samoan 'high chief'