Prince William has described the slave trade as ‘abhorrent’ – as his visit to the Caribbean has been marred by protests.
Members of the country’s Rastafarian community accused the royals of benefiting from ‘blood, tears and sweat’ of Jamaican people.
However, critics have noted how the future king did directly apologise, just as his father Charles had not during a recent trip to Barbados.Prince William makes a speech at the lavish dinner hosted by the Governor General of Jamaica The duke and duchess join in banging drums in Bob Marley’s home town of Kingston
‘The strength and shared sense of purpose of the Jamaican people, represented in your flag and motto, celebrate an invincible spirit.Elizabeth I was involved with one of Britain’s first slave traders, John Hawkins. The royal and the rest of the pro-slavery lobby would eventually lose the battle when William Wilberforce and other abolitionists succeeded in passing the bill banning the slave trade in 1807.
‘We are forever grateful for the immense contribution that this generation and their descendants have made to British life, which continues to enrich and improve our society.’
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