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Demonstrators gathered in Kingston to demonstrate once morest the royal visit. Many see this as a slap in the face to their ancestors. Hundreds of thousands of Africans had been exploited as slaves in what was then the British colony.
Prince William and Kate’s Caribbean tour saw them receive a less than warm welcome in Jamaica.
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Protesters are demanding reparations and apologies for years of exploitation of Africans in the former British colony.
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During their visit to Jamaica, Duchess Kate and Prince William were greeted with protests.
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Jamaicans are demanding an apology and reparations from the British royal family.
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Hundreds of thousands of their ancestors were enslaved and exploited in what was then the British colony.
They are usually greeted with jubilation all over the world, but when they visit Jamaica, British Prince William and his wife Kate now have to live with protests. Protesters rallied in the capital Kingston on Tuesday to demand an apology from the British Crown for its role in the slave trade. Hundreds of thousands of Africans were brought to Jamaica and exploited as slaves in what was then the British colony.
William and Kate landed in Jamaica on Tuesday for a three-day visit. The visit to the island nation is part of an extended tour of the Caribbean by Queen Elizabeth II’s grandson and his wife to mark the Queen’s 70th jubilee.
“The days of the rolled out red carpet are over”
Among the demonstrators who demonstrated before the couple’s arrival in Kingston and demanded compensation payments, among other things, was Clement “Jawari” Deslandes, who says he sees the royal visit as a slap in the face to his ancestors. “They have this noble privilege that they can just show up here and we’re supposed to roll out the red carpet for them. But those days are over.”
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