Prince William and Kate Middleton have bid farewell to the Caribbean after what many have described as a ‘tone deaf’ tour.
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser thatThe pair had hoped to strengthen the monarchy’s ties with the Commonwealth on the tour
Royal correspondent for the BBC Jonny Dymond added: ‘The Land Rover might have seemed like a good idea at the time. But on the day it felt like one more reminder of colonial days. Some described it as a ‘PR disaster’ as other pictures showed the Cambridges shaking hands with Kingston locals behind a wire mesh fence.as locals said they were not welcome amid anger over the lack of consultation about a helicopter landing on a local football field.
The Duchess of Cambridge shakes hands with children during a visit to Trench Town, the birthplace of reggae music William stands to observe a guard of honour at the Lynden Pindling International Airport, Nassau on Saturday, William acknowledged the monarchy’s days in the Caribbean may be numbered.
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