I am getting heartedly annoyed at the people in the Caribbean realms - all these protests against the Earl and Countess of Wessex - two of the hardest working members of the Royal Family, and a short while against the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
What they are complaining about is an event that happened over 200 years ago. The Earl & Countess of Wessex, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, even the Queen, are NOT responsible for slavery.
If they don't want to be Commonwealth Realms let them all become Republics, and good riddance.
Overall, this tour isn't going THAT bad for them. They haven't received half as much pushback and protest that went towards the Cambridge's and I'd consider that a win. Plus, protest against the crown aren't uncommon, I believe Prince Harry was protested when he went to Jamaica in 2012.
I haven't seen it posted here but if people want to know WHY people are protesting, an open letter was written (i don't know if I can share the link) but they addressed that part.
"We also know that no one today in your family was alive when the crimes against humanity were committed. So please do not tell us that again either - as other before you have done. We know however that everyone in your family
continues to live in the splendor, pomp and wealth attained through the proceeds of the crimes."
And that's the issue. The RF continues to live off of the pain and suffering of those people and their families while those islands still continue and struggle what was done to them. Some, very well might want to just walk away but they can't, because they're reliant on those people that hurt them, left with almost nothing.
But,
I think the biggest issue is...the younger generation. They have no close ties to the UK, they have no close ties to the RF. Sure, you have the tours but how often do these tours happen? I agree that Sophie and Edward work hard but they often work hard in the UK, which is fine, but it does nothing for the common people in the Common Wealth.
Like the other day, after the Prime Minister was done speaking, Edward stated that he didn't take notes while the man was speaking & he wouldn't answer him. That's rude.
And they're coming on behalf of the Monarchy, that's why people are protesting them. It doesn't matter how hard they work, it's who they represent.
And no, just saying we want to leave, won't work for a lot of the smaller nations. Maybe, if they hadn't been damaged so badly with so many resources taken from them, maybe if they were paid for that damaged at this point, they could just say bye and be done but it doesn't just work that way.]
Most simply want a formal apology.
Either way, I'd still consider this tour a success even with the protest. They're not getting the bad international bad press that the Cambridge's got. They're being greeted warmly (I don't think any of the protesting was visible to them at least.), while people have grievances, they've been respected while being talked, conversational, still get to do fun things.
For a tour in 2022 with the world becoming more "woke" in a sense...I'd say this pretty darn good for them.
