Prince William of Great Britain says he wants to serve after criticism in the Caribbean According to Reuters
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Prince William shakes hands with a member of the public during a visit to Fish Fry – a gathering of quintessential Bahamian cuisine found on every island in the Bahamas, on the Great Abaco, on March 26, 2022. Chris J
LONDON (Reuters) – Prince William has said he is committed to service and “not telling people what to do” after a tour of the Caribbean marked by protests against the British empire and words criticized that the trip reflected a throwback to colonial times.
William made the statement at the conclusion of an eight-day tour with his wife Kate to Belize, Jamaica and the Bahamas, which included protests and calls for Britain to redress and apologize for slavery.
Some British and international media have also criticized some of the images from the tour, such as the royals shaking hands with Jamaican children over a wire fence and standing in a convertible to observe. a military parade that depicts Queen Elizabeth doing the same thing in the 1950s.
“I knew that this tour brought in sharper focused questions about the past and the future,” says William. “In Belize, Jamaica and the Bahamas, that future is decided by the people.”
William, second in line to the British throne, traveled to the Caribbean with Kate to mark Queen Elizabeth’s 70th year as monarch. But it came as some countries considered severing ties with the British monarchy and after Barbados dropped the 95-year-old queen as head of state and became a republic.
Elizabeth remains the queen of 15 kingdoms, including Australia, Canada and New Zealand.
William, whose official title is the Duke of Cambridge, said he and his wife wanted to serve.
“For us, it’s not about telling people what to do. It’s about serving and supporting them in whatever way they think best, using the platform we’re fortunate to have. .”
He added that he was also not thinking about who would lead the Commonwealth, a group of 54 countries, most of which are former colonies of the United Kingdom, which is primarily focused on promoting democracy and develop.
The Queen is the head of the Commonwealth and while the role is not hereditary, it will pass to William’s father and heir to the throne, Prince Charles.
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