Prince William, Duchess Kate scrap first stop of Caribbean tour after protest in Belize
USA TodayAPR 2022
The tour was an insensitive attempt to secure royalist feeling and quell opposition to British rule, especially following Barbados' deicision to become a republic. Windrush campaigners and Caribbean experts have been outwardly critical of this tour, considering it an effort to glorify outdated monarchical rule in nations still economically and legally oppressed by Britain's influence.
A chance for many royalists to meet the future king and queen has been hampered by a minority of opponents to the tour. These protests have damaged local businesses in a nation where the Queen herself continues to be deeply admired and, despite claims of "colonialism", the rest of the tour will go ahead, including plans to celebrate local musical and sporting heritages.