A royal history is going to be created as the monarch of the British Empire, Head of the Commonwealth, King Charles III will most probably be staying at the Sinalei Resort in Siumu.

History was made in April last year when the Commonwealth Secretariat announced Samoa as the first-ever Pacific nation to host the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (C.H.O.G.M.) next October.

As the head of the Commonwealth, King Charles will be in Samoa. This lays to rest previous speculations that he would be staying in Fiji and flying over daily to attend the meetings.

This will be by far the biggest event Samoa has hosted. This would be bigger than the Pacific Games. The Commonwealth is a voluntary association of 56 independent and equal countries in Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, and the Pacific.

 The Commonwealth is home to one-third of the world's population and includes both advanced economies and developing countries. The magnitude of this event for a small island nation at first would have been unfathomable but now its reality is glaring in our faces.

The Sinalei Resort which is a four-and-a-half-star accommodation is now looking more than likely to be the royal abode for the duration of the monarch’s stay. This would be historical for the resort and the people of Siumu.

In an interview with the Samoa Observer, the owner of Sinalei Resort, Tuatagaloa Joe Annandale confirmed that although they are currently starting preparations for the arrival of His Majesty, it will take them a lot more to prepare for the day. He said he was not the official authority to make a statement about the monarch's stay in Samoa and he was only stating what the resort had been doing.

"I would rather let you get official confirmation from the Prime Minister's Office. This morning (Monday) I am meeting with a representative of the British High Commission," he said.

"I can say that I have been informed that King Charles wants to stay here at Sinalei and as I said, we are meeting with the High Commissioner of Britain to Samoa at the resort to finalise arrangements.

"This means me, the family, and the resort will have a lot to prepare for if this pulls through. It's a great honour obviously but there's so much that I have to do to prepare for the occasion.

"But that's just my answer and there's nothing official from Prime Minister Fiame herself and the High Commissioner of Britain to Samoa Gareth Hoar."

This would be the first-ever visit by the monarch to Samoa. The closest he has been to Samoa is when he made two trips to Fiji in 1970 and 1977.

Before this, the British monarchy had visited Samoa only once. Queen Elizabeth during her Commonwealth tour was in Samoa for two days. She arrived on 10 February 1977 and departed a day later. The Queen had travelled on the royal ship, HMS Britannia and the ship was her accommodation for the visit.

It is now time for the Sinalei Resort and the village of Siumu to etch their mark into history. King Charles would be busy tending to the CHOGM, however, the villagers of Siumu could get a chance to show the monarch true Samoan hospitality.

In 1953, Queen Elizabeth II visited Fiji and stayed at the Grand Pacific Hotel. A photograph of her standing on the balcony of the hotel is now considered an iconic picture and the room she stayed in is now dubbed the Queen Elizabeth suite fetching a royal price for those willing to share the same domicile as the late monarch.

Similarly, this trip by King Charles could yield a similar fortune for Siumu’s Sinalei Resort.

For the Government of Samoa, hopefully hosting the Samoa Agreement gave some logistical insight into what is expected at CHOGM. The Samoa Police are working with allies to take care of the security aspect and other respective Government ministries are doing their part.

History will be made in Samoa when leaders from 56 countries with their delegates, along with many others from different organisations converge on Samoa in October next year. Together Samoa can make this happen.

And remember not only Samoans are watching how the preparations are going, the rest of the world is as well.