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Natricia Duncan Caribbean correspondent, and Abigeil McIntyre in St George's

Grenada government and opposition join forces to drop oath of allegiance to King Charles

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Grenada’s prime minister, Dickon Mitchell, speaks during the UN general assembly in New York on 28 September 2024. Photograph: Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The government and opposition in the Caribbean island of Grenada have joined forces to drop the oath of allegiance to the British crown amid growing calls to remove King Charles as the country’s head of state.

A statement from the government announcing the move said that in “a commendable display of national unity” the country’s parliament had agreed bills to amend the country’s constitution.

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