Ok, for you spoons out there: many cultures “honour” their guests and authorities by carrying them on elevated chairs. However, during colonialism opps from the British empire abused this thing, often making locals carry them for long distances in difficult weather with little...
Rest or food. It’s likely that the welcome delegation in Tuvalu organized this because as we know, authorities in formerly colonized places tend to behave like they’re still colonized. But these two should have known better and declined.