All eyes were onPrince Charlesthis week as he jetted to the Caribbean island nation of Barbados.
This all changed in 2020, when the country opted to declare itself a republic.
Charles was invited as the guest of honor at Barbados’s week-long Republic Celebration event.
He is expected to give a speech, an excerpt of which appeared inPeople.
The address will emphasize the commonalities between the island and Britain, including the following.
But that economic success came at a cost.
In 1838, the emancipation of Barbadian slaves was official.
“The time has come to fully leave our colonial past behind,” she said.
“Barbadians want a Barbadian head of state.
This is the ultimate statement of confidence of who we are and what we are capable of achieving.”
Charles' attendance at the independence festivities is not without controversy.
