A series of photos of Prince William and Kate posing with a statue of Bob Marley and shaking hands with children through a wire-mesh fence have drawn ridicule, threatening to further overshadow the royals’ tour of Jamaica, after the couple’s visit sparked protests calling for the UK to pay reparations for slavery.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrived in the country on Tuesday as part of a week-long tour of former British Caribbean colonies that coincides with the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
