'The optics of Prince William and Kate plus the perception of how ‘the Firm’ handled Harry and Meghan’s departure has had a negative impact on how the family is viewed in the Caribbean.'
There’s been an open letter commissioned by Jamaican politicians, religious leaders, musicians, and politicians outlining their request for reparations for the trans-Atlantic slave trade.Those Jamaicans refuse to mark the Queen’s upcoming Platinum Jubilee because ‘her leadership, and that of her predecessors, have perpetuated the greatest human rights tragedy in the history of humankind.’
In Belize, local farmers curtailed the Royal visit by protesting their arrival at a Belizean village. Inhabitants of Indian Creek told the duo were not welcome, amid anger over the lack of consultation about a helicopter landing on a local football field, and wider demonstrations over William’s links to a conservation charity, which local residents are in dispute with.
In short, demonstrators told the Royal Family they were not welcome – and that’s a view that is shared by many across the region.
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