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Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and Sophie, Countess of Wessex attended a church service to mark The Queen's Platinum Jubilee at Holy Trinity Anglican Church.

There were red carpets, guards of honour, children waving flags and even an encounter with the national bird of St Vincent and the Grenadines as the Earl ...

SOPHIE, COUNTESS OF WESSEX, and Prince Edward have been met by protesters on the second leg of their Caribbean tour.

Before leaving, Edward and Sophie will travel to the residence of the island's prime minister for a meeting with the acting PM and members of cabinet. The countess then met representatives of two organisations - Persons With Disabilities, and the Society Of And For The Blind. Despite the warning, the reception for the couple was friendly, and they were presented with a bouquet of flowers by primary school pupil Ashley Church. "For us, they are the source of genocide and of continuing deep international injury, injustice and racism." Mr Gill said: "We, of the National Reparations Committee, on learning that we had these British oligarchs visit Grenada, wrote to the Governor-General, the Queen's representative here in Grenada to have an audience with the Earl and Countess of Wessex to discuss the topic of reparations. Meanwhile, a slavery reparations campaigner branded the Earl and Countess of Wessex's "British oligarchs", saying he was "disappointed" their visit to Grenada was cancelled.

Sophie the Countess of Wessex is radiant in a floral dress on her second day in St Vincent and the Grenadines with Prince Edward as they continue their ...

HELLO! may collect a share of sales or other compensation from the links on this page. We can expect the royals' visit to Antigua and Barbuda to be a highlight for them as they plan to meet some of the West Indies' legendary cricketers, and Antigua's national rowing teams. Most recently we saw her presenting medals to athletes at the Boarder Cross event in Meribel in February.

Edward and Sophie received a friendly welcome to St Vincent and the Grenadines, before facing a group of around 15 protesters displaying placards Saturday.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is the second destination of their week-long Caribbean tour. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is the second destination of their week-long Caribbean tour. As part of her aim to champion the need for support and equality for blind and partially sighted people, the countess will meet representatives of two organisations, Persons With Disabilities, and the Society Of And For The Blind Before the protest, Edward and Sophie received their second red carpet and guard of honour of the tour after landing in St Vincent and the Grenadines on Saturday, as scouts, girl guides and cadets waved the national flag. Sophie was invited to see the St Vincent and the Grenadines' national bird, the Amazona guildingii, as part of her visit to the botanical gardens in the country on Saturday. Edward and Sophie had initially received a friendly welcome on their visit to St Vincent and the Grenadines (Pictured: The Wessexes during visit at Government House in St Vincent and the Grenadines) Prince Edward and Sophie Wessex greeted delighted onlookers in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines today as they reached the second destination of their seven-day tour of the Caribbean National bird swoops over head of Countess of Wessex during trip to St Vincent and the Grenadines Banners read 'end to colonialism' and 'Compensation Now' at a small protest against the visit of the Earl and Countess of Wessex in St Vincent and the Grenadines - The island of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is the second destination of their week-long Caribbean tour Edward and Sophie had initially received a friendly welcome on their visit to St Vincent and the Grenadines, but a group of around 15 protesters displayed placards as they made their way to Government House on the island. The Earl and Countess of Wessex were met Saturday with protests calling for reparations for British colonialism on the second leg of their Caribbean tour.

The tour got off to a rocky start after Prince Edward and his wife Sophie were warned by Jamaica to avoid 'phoney sanctimony' over slavery.

Buckingham Palace would not comment on the reasons behind the cancellation. We hope you will respect us by not repeating the mantra. During a speech in Jamaica last month, Prince William expressed his “profound sorrow” for slavery but stopped short of offering an apology.

Protests come after the royals were forced to cancel their Grenada leg of the Caribbean tour.

Prince Edward and Sophie hope to visit the island at a later date, the palace said. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Research commissioned by the Bank of England in the wake of Black Lives Matter protests has revealed that ownership of two plantations and 599 people in Grenada was transferred to the financial institution in the early 1770s. We hope you will respect us by not repeating the mantra. The recent protests heap more pressure on the royals after the Caribbean got off to a rough start after the Grenada leg of the tour was postponed, a day before their week-long trip began. Mr Pierre also condemned “the double standards in the international system” in “acknowledging and compensating victims of crimes against humanity”.

THE Earl and Countess of Wessex met with banners protesting against British colonialism yesterday on the second leg of their Caribbean tour.Edward and.

Prince Edward and Sophie Wessex hit with ‘colonialism’ protest on Caribbean tour THE Earl and Countess of Wessex met with banners protesting against British colonialism yesterday on the second leg of their Caribbean tour. Edward and Sophie initially received a friendly welcome on St Vincent and the Grenadines.

Prince Edward and Sophie, Countess of Wessex were told to avoid 'phoney sanctimony' over slavery on their Platinum Jubilee Caribbean tour.

‘Our head of state has not been here, on this island for many years. We hope you will respect us by not repeating the mantra. He told local radio that the letter was written to reflect the absence of ‘an apology from the crown both as a family and as an institution for their role in the enslavement of African people’. We are not simpletons.’ The group said: ‘It has become common for members of the royal family and representatives of the government of Britain to come to this region and lament that slavery was an “appalling atrocity”, that it was “abhorrent”, that “it should not have happened”. Ahead of their upcoming visit to Antigua and Barbuda, campaigners in the country wrote a strongly-worded open letter on the Royal Family’s past comments on slavery.

The Earl and Countess of Wessex are greeted with banners saying "reparation now", "compensation now", "down with neo colonialism" and "Britain your debt is ...

It follows the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's recent tour of the region. Edward and Sophie were greeted with about 15 people holding banners saying "reparation now", "compensation now", "down with neo colonialism" and "Britain your debt is outstanding" as they arrived at Government House in St Vincent and the Grenadines. The Earl and Countess of Wessex are greeted with banners saying "reparation now", "compensation now", "down with neo colonialism" and "Britain your debt is outstanding".