Prince of Wales, 'nambawan pikinini', visits Papua New Guinea Getty Images With its people speaking more than 800 languages business, politics and everyday interaction in the Pacific country is conducted through English and Tok Pisin - a form of Melanesian Pidgin English. Charles' words translated as: "I bring you greetings from Her Majesty the Queen of Papua New Guinea and from all my family members during this celebration of the Diamond Jubilee of the Queen. Was my Pisin correct? He went on to highlight the monarch's historic reign: "This is a great day and a magnificent spectacle. We are gathered here to celebrate the Queen's 60 years of service to others. I know how honoured Her Majesty is to be your Queen, a title borne by her with immense pride and renewed by the people of this great country upon independence in 1975. Thousands of school children paraded into the stadium, used for sport events and rock concerts, for the royals. Tribes from across Papua New Guinea were lined in two rows and the royal couple walked down the middle marvelling at the colourful spectacle. The nation's world famous Huli men, with their yellow painted faces and head-dresses made of bird of paradise feathers, were on display along with Asaro mudmen, with their large striking false heads and bodies covered in grey clay. Artist Bruce Mathias said they had spent a week making the clay heads and a further week drying them out for the event. He said their appearance was used to frighten their enemies: "It's a cultural thing, we are happy to wear the masks. This is the only famous mask in Papua New Guinea and we think they will be proud to have seen us. The royal couple arrived on the island yesterday afternoon, with the Duchess greeted with a kiss and a neckless of valuable shells from Jenny Lohia Ms Lohia, a 24-year-old clerk who works for a liquid natural gas company, was topless and dressed in a sago leaf skirt and body paintings when she made the presentation to the Duchess. She afterwards: "She was happy when I kissed her. I just gave her a kiss because it was the first time I had seen her and Charles. I'm so proud of myself for giving her that kiss - it's one in a million. I feel so proud of my village, they could have gone anywhere but they came here.