The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge respected local Covid restrictions by wearing face masks at a meeting with the Governor General of Jamaica on Tuesday.
William and Kate were spotted wearing their masks before heading to the Royal Household with Sir Patrick Allen and his wife Lady Denise shortly after arriving on their two-day tour of the Caribbean island.
The footage shows the Duke greeting the Governor General and saying, “We’ll put on our masks when we’re ready,” as Kate takes her blanket out of her clutch.
Like other Jamaican government officials, the couple were left without masks after landing at Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston. Meanwhile, military personnel were seen wearing face masks.
Under current restrictions, wearing masks in enclosed public places such as supermarkets and banks is mandatory in Jamaica. This practice is also highly recommended in places where food or drinks are served.
Covid infections are on the decline in Jamaica, with an average of 19 new cases each day, about one percent of its peak. In total, 2,867 deaths from coronavirus have been recorded in the country since the start of the pandemic.
William and Kate’s official meeting with the Governor General took place when they arrived in Jamaica, where they were met with protests demanding reparations from the British monarchy.
The footage shows the Duke greeting the Governor General and saying, “We’ll put on masks when we’re ready,” as Kate pulls her blanket out of her clutch.
William and Kate were spotted wearing their masks before heading to the Royal Household with Sir Patrick Allen and his wife Lady Denise shortly after arriving on their two-day tour of the Caribbean island.
The Duchess of Cambridge at the Royal House in Kingston, Jamaica. William and Kate’s formal meeting with the Governor General took place when they arrived in Jamaica, where they were met with protests calling for reparations from the British monarchy.
William and Kate will celebrate the culture and history of the island, where in recent years politicians have called for Jamaica to abandon the queen as head of state and become a republic, as well as officially recognize slavery.
Anti-colonial sentiment is rising across the Caribbean amid the Black Lives Matter movement, which has inspired many around the world to campaign for equality.
Protesters gathered outside the British High Commission in the Jamaican capital, Kingston. One little girl was holding a banner that read: “Kings, queens, princesses and princes belong to fairy tales, not Jamaica!”
A royal source said the Duke was aware of the protests and should have acknowledged the slavery issue in a speech Wednesday night during a dinner hosted by the Governor General of Jamaica.
Opal Adisa, a Jamaican human rights advocate who helped organize the demonstration, also called for an apology, stating: “Kate and William are beneficiaries, so they are essentially complicit because they can benefit from exactly our ancestors and we don’t we use our ancestors.
“The luxury and lifestyle they had and continue to live, traveling around the world for free and at no cost, is the result of my great-great-great-grandparents, their blood, tears and sweat.”
The Advocates Network coalition of Jamaican politicians, business leaders, doctors and musicians has written an open letter detailing 60 reasons why the monarchy should compensate Jamaica to mark the country’s 60th anniversary of independence.
Ms Adisa said an apology would be “the first step towards healing and reconciliation.”
She added: “You know, we have nothing personally against Kate and Prince William, and even the Queen, for that matter, but we are just saying that you did wrong, and it is high time you admitted it. what you did wrong, and when you do, fix it.”
In contrast to the angry scenes, the couple posted videos on social media of themselves diving among the sharks in Belize waters at a private invitation from the Belizean government to see the conservation work on the world’s second-largest barrier reef.
Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge disembark from a RAF Voyager at Norman Manly International Airport as they continue their Caribbean journey.
Today, Kate is pictured with dignitaries at the airport as the royal couple was greeted by the military after landing.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kamina Johnson-Smith and Jamaican politician and former Miss World Lisa Hanna stand together at the airport for an official reception for the royal couple.
Members of the local community fight for an observation deck ahead of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s arrival at Trenchtown in Kingston, Jamaica.
The footage was released hours before the couple arrived in Jamaica, where opposition leader Mark Golding is reportedly intent on telling the royal family that many Jamaicans want an apology from the monarchy for its role in transporting people from Africa to the Caribbean.
As they exited the Voyager ministerial plane, the couple received an official but warm welcome in Jamaica, but the windy weather kept the Duchess clutching at her flowing dress in case it was blown away by a gust of wind.
As the duke received the salute from the guard of honor formed by the Jamaican Defense Force, the duchess stood nearby under the tent in the wind, holding onto the hem of her yellow maxi dress from Roxanne.
She laughed along with the dignitary standing next to her as she struggled with the conditions ahead of their trip to Trench Town, the area of Kingston where reggae great Bob Marley grew up.
The royal couple have become the object of protests in Belize. the first stop of their Caribbean tour as opposition to the royal chocolate farm tour forces the event to be canceled and hastily organized elsewhere.
Mr. Golding was invited to a royal function in his constituency of St. Andrew South and to the Governors General’s Dinner, where William will give his speech.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are visiting Belize, Jamaica and the Bahamas on behalf of the Queen as she celebrates her platinum jubilee.
Kate smiles as she stands next to Jamaican Foreign and Trade Minister Kamina Johnson-Smith and Jamaican politician and former Miss World Lisa Hanna.
Kate smiles as she talks to the former Miss World during the fourth day of her and William’s Caribbean tour.
Kate is met by government officials upon her arrival at Norman Manley International Airport.
He told The Gleaner, the national Jamaican newspaper, “I hope that during the events I will be attending I will have the opportunity to speak to them and politely and respectfully bring to their attention that this is an opinion held by many Jamaicans.” .
The leader of the People’s National Party added: “And I think it would be good for both the royal family and Jamaica to see this as a means to start moving forward towards a new future.”
The Prince of Wales addressed the “horrifying atrocities of slavery” as something that “tarnished our history forever” last November when he attended a ceremony marking Barbados’ historic transition to a republic.
The British royal family had been transporting and selling people for centuries for profit, and Elizabeth I became involved in the lucrative trades of John Hawkins, one of the first British slave traders in the 16th century.
When his first adventure proved successful and his ships returned with goods, she supported his future expeditions by providing ships to transport people.
Links between royalty and slavery continued under Charles II, who encouraged the expansion of the slave trade.
He granted a charter to a group of people, the Royal Adventurers, who later became the Royal African Company, and the monarch and the Duke of York invested their private funds in this enterprise.