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The Guardian - US
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David Smith in Kingston, Jamaica

‘Moment of reckoning’: Queen’s death fuels Jamaica’s republican movement

Queen Elizabeth II accompanied by equerry Daniel Price
Queen Elizabeth II accompanied by equerry Daniel Price (right, with umbrella) in Jamaica in 2002. Photograph: PA/Alamy

In a crisp black suit, white shirt and black tie, Daniel Pryce reached the end of a mile-long driveway flanked by palm trees and clipped lawns. He had come to King’s House to perform his duty, as he put it, by signing a book of condolence for the Queen, whom he served as equerry on her final visit to Jamaica in 2002.

“The very last moment of that visit, as she was about to alight the aircraft, she turned around and she shook my hand and she said ‘Thank you, Daniel’,” the 58-year-old recalled on Tuesday as flags flew at half mast in serene sunshine. “It was the first time she referred to me by my first name and that was special for me.”

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