Prince William and Kate Middleton Fly Home from The Bahamas After Addressing Tour Controversy.

 

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge acquired an reputable farewell as they boarded their jet for the U.K.

After an extreme eight-day tour of the Caribbean, Prince William and Kate Middleton are heading home to the U.K.

On Saturday evening, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge boarded their RAF VIP Voyager jet after wrapping their tour in The Bahamas. For her final appearance on the tour, Kate wore a belted yellow floral peplum gown with the aid of Alessandra Rich.

Just hours before their flight, William launched an unparalleled statement about the controversy that has observed the couple on their tour of Belize, Jamaica and The Bahamas.

For the first time, the royal couple confronted great backlash on an official tour. Although they have received warm welcomes from many locals, they are additionally encountering mounting tensions in the Caribbean nations the place William's grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, remains head of state.

Earlier in the tour, and following anti-colonial protests in Jamaica and Belize, William, 39, expressed his "sorrow" at the "abhorrent" history of slavery that shames the U.K. — although for some, he did not go far sufficient and absolutely apologize.

The protests are solely the latest evidence of the ancient shift underway: Another Caribbean country, Barbados, broke ties with the Queen in November — voting in its first president — and Jamaica will soon follow suit.

William reflected on the future governance of the Caribbean international locations in his statement on Saturday, saying, "I comprehend that this tour has added into even sharper focal point questions about the past and the future. In Belize, Jamaica and The Bahamas, that future is for the humans to decide upon."

He continued, "Catherine and I are committed to service. For us, it truly is no longer telling human beings what to do. It is about serving and helping them in anything way they assume best, via using the platform we are lucky to have."

"It is why tours such as this reaffirm our desire to serve the human beings of the Commonwealth and to pay attention to communities round the world. Who the Commonwealth chooses to lead its family in the future isn't what is on my mind. What matters to us is the manageable the Commonwealth household has to create a better future for the humans who form it, and our commitment to serve and support as fine we can," he concluded.

The rising tide of social and economic justice actions — which includes calls for slavery reparations and indigenous rights enlargement — are rapidly reshaping present day views of the monarchy at a time when it is in transition: As Elizabeth, 95, marks 70 years on the throne, William and Kate are an increasing number of the modern-day face of both the household and the institution.

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