There have been calls for Jamaica to become a republic, months after Barbados chose a new head of state.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge after taking part in the Bahamas Platinum Jubilee Sailing Regatta
There have been calls in Jamaica to drop the Queen as head of state, and on Wednesday its prime minister told the duke the country was "moving on".The future role of the royal family in the Caribbean has been a central topic throughout the duke and duchess's eight-day tour. However, the day before the duke and duchess arrived in the Bahamas, a letter was released by campaign group The National Reparations Committee, calling for Britain to pay reparations for the slave trade.Palace staff must be wondering how the defining image of the Cambridges' trip to the Caribbean was not the explosion of joy and pleasure that greeted the couple in Trench Town, in the Jamaican capital of Kingston.
The first engagement in Belize was hurriedly cancelled following a protest by some residents. Another smaller protest popped up on the day they arrived in Jamaica. "And with Jamaica celebrating 60 years of independence this year, and Belize celebrating 40 years of independence last year, I want to say this," he said.
In Jamaica, they visited the neighbourhood where reggae legend Bob Marley lived and played football with England forward Raheem Sterling, who was born on the island.
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