More awareness of the region's history and calls for slavery reparations have changed sentiment.
Businesswoman Makeda Mikael attended none of Monday's festivities, in contrast to her childhood when she says youngsters "had no choice" but to do so.
Anti-royal sentiment in Antigua was more muted than in St Vincent where few can have failed to notice the juxtaposition of the red carpet welcome with the placard-bearing protestors that greeted the Wessexes when they touched down last Saturday. The days of colonialism may be largely over in the Caribbean - save for a smattering of tiny territories - but former powers continue to make their presence felt via unpopular policy decisions which strike at the heart of many islands' economies.
"We know it'll be a long haul. I'd like to see it not in the form of money for politicians to spend. What we need is all our infrastructure renovated and expanded to meet our capacity needs for the next 30 years," he says.
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