Demonstrators, Prince William and his wife Katein He met in Kingston, Jamaica, to protest his visit to the former British colony and demanded that the monarchy apologize for its role in the slave trade.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Queen II. Elizabeth’in Arrived in the Jamaican capital for a three-day visit as part of the royal couple’s trip to the Caribbean to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the coronation.
Demonstrators gathered outside the headquarters of the British High Commission, demanding that the British royal family pay compensation to those affected and apologize for their role in the slave trade, which has brought hundreds of thousands of Africans to the island under inhumane conditions.
And Clement Jaouari Deslands, as he attended the protest, considered it “a slap in the face” to have “a member of the royal family here without concern or remorse”.
“They enjoy the privilege of the nobility. They can walk here and we just have to roll them the red carpet. Those days are gone,” he added.
“I am here to represent my ancestors, those who died in slavery and were killed by white oppression,” he continued.
The visit of Prince William and his wife comes amid growing calls for Jamaica to follow in Barbados’s footsteps by abandoning the British Queen’s presidency and adopting the republican system.
The duke and duchess also canceled a visit to a village in Belize at the start of their Caribbean tour, following complaints from locals.
Source: “AFP”
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