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Prince William looks back onhis controversial Royal Caribbean Tourfrom earlier this year.
On Wednesday, the Duchess of Cambridge attended the unveiling ceremony of the National Windrush Memorial at Waterloo Station, and the prince reached out to the British Caribbean Community in a groundbreaking speech.
Wind Rush Day is named after Empire Wind Rush, which took hundreds of Caribbean immigrants to Britain in June 1948 to make up for the post-WWII labor shortage. It was named in. According to the outlets, thousands of people, called the "Windrush Generation," settled in Britain and helped rebuild cities and industries from the postwar period to the early 1970s. In 2018, Windrush Day was officially marked as a celebration day by the government.
Outlet pointed out that the inauguration ceremony was held in the midst of the Windrush scandal. The monument was created to symbolize the courage and resilience of the British Caribbean.
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Prince William at the unveiling of the National Windrush Memorial at Waterloo Station in London on June 22, 2022. I will give a lecture.(via John Sibley / Pool / AFP Getty Images)
A few months after embarking on a Caribbean tour in March, the couple appeared. Appeared. Not only did they face a backlash against the visit, but they also faced heightened tensions in countries whereWilliam's grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, remained head of state
at the unveiling ceremony. During his speech, William explained how diverse diversity is "very important to our country."
"My family is proud to celebrate this for decades, whether with the support of Windrush Day's father, but more recently with my grandmother Platinum Jubilee. This is because people from all communities and backgrounds have come together to acknowledge it, even during the period. Everything has changed over the last 70 years and we are looking to the future, "says the 40-year-old
. "This resonated with Catherine and me after visiting the Caribbean earlier this year," he continued. “Our trip was an opportunity to look back and learned a lot. We learned not only about the various issues that are most important to the people of the region, but also how the past weighs on the present.
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Prince William, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Baroness Flora Benjamin, Right, Windlash Passenger Alford Gardner, Center, John Richards, fourth from the left, children of the National Wind Rush Monument, created by Jamaican artist Basil Watson, were left at Waterloo Station in London on June 22, 2022.(John Sibley / Pool / AFP, via Getty Images)
Earlier, William talked about future governance of the Caribbean countries after the tour.
"I know this tour brought a sharper focus question about the past and the future," said the prince at the time. "In Belize, Jamaica and the Bahamas, the future is up to people. Overseas tours are an opportunity to reflect. You learn a lot. What is in the prime minister's heart. Schoolchildren's hopes and ambitions. Family and community. The daily challenges facing society ... We enjoy spending time with communities in all three countries and gaining a deeper understanding of the issues that are most important to them. "
" Catherine and I are dedicated to service, "William continued. "For us, it doesn't teach people what to do. It uses the lucky platform we have to serve them in the way they think they are best. To support. A tour like this is a reason to reaffirm our desire to serve people. Listen to the federal and global communities. The federal will lead its families in the future. It's not my heart to choose that. What's important to us is the possibility that the federal family must create a better future. The people who shape it, and the best we can. Our commitment to support with all our might. "
The Royal Tour has been criticized as" deaf "to perpetuate the image of British colonial rule. Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness told the Duchess of Cambridge that his country would become a republic and would remove the British monarch from the head of state.
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Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, took the Elevate Initiative on June 22, 2022 at the Brixton House in London. Talk to participants during your visit to. (Eddie Mulholland-WPA Pool / Getty Images)
The young royal family visited three countrieson behalf of the Queen. Recently, it has been 70 years since I took the throne. For the last 70 years, she was the head of state of Britain, once a colony of the British Empire, and now 14 "territories" of independence.
The royal couple was greeted by protesters demanding an apology for Britain's role in compensating for the damages caused by the enslavement and slavery of millions of Africans. In his speech in Jamaica, William expressed his "deep sorrow" for slavery, but he did not offer an apology.
In his Friday night speech in the Bahamas' capital, Nassau, William recognized the changing nature of the connection between Britain and its former colonies.
"We take pride in our support and respect your decisions about your future," William said. "Relationships evolve. Friendships last."
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People March 2022 Protests the visit of the Duchess of Cambridge in Kingston, Jamaica on the 22nd.(Ricardo Makyn / AFP via Getty Images)
Whatever the former colony decided on its continued relationship with the crown, William went through the Commonwealth. He said he would like to continue to serve them. A voluntary association of 54 countries with historical ties to the United Kingdom. The Queen was the head of the Commonwealth throughout her reign, and William's father, Prince Charles, was her designated successor.
A couple's trip to Belize also had problems when a planned visit to a cocoa farm in Belize was abandoned due to local opposition.
Local reports have protested against a royal visit to the Actail Hakakao Farm in Indian Creek Village at the foot of the Maya Mountains. Belize news agency Channel 7 reported that there was a dispute between the villagers and Flora and Fauna International, a nature maintenance charity supported by William.
Kensington Palace spokesmantold Fox News Digital that "the visit was moved to another location due to a delicate issue related to the Indian Creek community." Told.
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Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William reggae during a March 22, 2022 Caribbean tour Visit Trench Town, the birthplace of music. , In Kingston, Jamaica. (Pool / Samir Hussein / WireImage)
In November, 73-year-old Charles described the "slavery atrocities" when Barbados was removed in the United Kingdom. Condemned the heritage of the slave trade. His mother, the Queen, as head of state.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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