VC Hero Praises Royal Family For 'Embracing The Commonwealth'

Prince Charles inspects a Guard of Honour in St Lucia during the royal tour of the Caribbean (Picture: Twitter/Clarence House).

Victoria Cross hero Johnson Beharry has said the royal family are "embracing the Commonwealth" as Britain moves closer towards Brexit.

Sergeant Beharry, who was awarded Britain's highest military honour for twice saving colleagues while under fire in Iraq, suggested Charles, a future head of the political association, was helping to revive the institution which he said many had forgotten.

The soldier's comments came during a whirlwind tour of Grenada by the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall.

The VC recipient, of the 1st Battalion The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, highlighted the importance of Prince Harry's 2016 trip to Grenada and now his father's visit.

Sergeant Beharry said:

"First we have Prince Harry and now with His Royal Highness Prince Charles, I cannot really put it together in words how important it is to have the royal family visiting Grenada."

He added: "With what's going on with Brexit and everything else, to build a relationship with the Commonwealth, to show that there is a Commonwealth and to see the royal family's actually embracing the Commonwealth - more or less recreating back the Foreign and Commonwealth."

Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall have visited St Lucia, Barbados, St Kitts and Nevis, St Vincent and the Grenadines during a busy tour at the request of the British Government, which is aimed at strengthening ties with the Commonwealth nations.