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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Sign of Things to Come? Royals' Caribbean Tour Hit by Protests

In Jamaica, Prince William and his wife Catherine faced protests for the royal family to apologize for slavery and pay reparations. Ricardo Makyn AFP

Prince William's trip to the Caribbean was meant to help Commonwealth countries where his 95-year-old grandmother is also head of state celebrate her record-breaking 70 years on the throne.

But what were designed to be carefully choreographed photocalls and public appearances for Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee did not go entirely to plan.

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