Royals suffer another awkward moment on Caribbean tour
Gaston Browne's remarks came at a meeting between Edward and Sophie, Mr Browne and his cabinet. Direct echo of Jamaican PM, who told Kate and William on their own tour that his country is 'moving on'.
Wessexes are on a seven-day tour of the Caribbean to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee later this year. But they have faced protests from groups demanding Britain pays islands reparations for the slave trade. Edward and Sophie have been branded 'oligarchs' by locals who don't want them on their islands.
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