The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge touched down in Jamaica to continue their Caribbean charm offensive, hours after protests in the country’s capital urged the monarchy to apologise and pay reparations for slavery thetimes.co.uk/article/willia…
Last night a royal source said the duke was aware of the protests and was expected to acknowledge the issue of slavery tonight in a speech at a dinner hosted by the country’s governor-general 
The couple tried out a Jamaican bobsleigh during a visit to the birthplace of reggae music, Trench Town, where Bob Marley grew up. They were shown around Marley’s old neighbourhood in Kingston, where he wrote hits such as No Woman No Cry
The couple will meet Andrew Holness, the Jamaican prime minister today, before visiting Flankers near Montego Bay.
The protest that took place on their arrival was organised by Advocates Network
The protest that took place on their arrival was organised by Advocates Network
An open letter states that the group “see no reason to celebrate 70 years of the ascension of your grandmother to the British throne” and claims that the Queen “has done nothing to ... atone for the suffering of our ancestors”
Opal Adisa, a Jamaican human rights advocate who helped organise the demonstration, said: “Kate and William are beneficiaries, so they are, in fact, complicit because they are positioned to benefit specifically from our ancestors, and we’re not benefitting from our ancestors”
🗣 “The luxury and the lifestyle that they have had and that they continue to have, traipsing all over the world for free with no expense, that is a result of my great, great grandmother and grandfather, their blood and tears and sweat” thetimes.co.uk/article/duke-a…
The couple have already had to cancel a visit to a farm in Belize after villagers staged a protest over lands lost in the colonial era and a failure to consult them over the visit.
They announced their Belize departure on Twitter with a video of themselves in scuba diving gear
They announced their Belize departure on Twitter with a video of themselves in scuba diving gear
On Monday, they visited an iconic ancient Mayan archaeological site in the Chiquibul Forest. They also experienced a crash course version of the survival techniques taught to British soldiers in the Belize jungle
Read more from the Caribbean tour👇 thetimes.co.uk/article/willia…
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