{"id":149397,"date":"2022-04-08T13:23:36","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T17:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=149397"},"modified":"2022-04-08T13:23:36","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T17:23:36","slug":"prince-edward-and-his-wife-sophie-the-countess-of-wessex-to-visit-antigua-and-barbuda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/prince-edward-and-his-wife-sophie-the-countess-of-wessex-to-visit-antigua-and-barbuda\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Edward and his wife Sophie, the\u00a0Countess of Wessex to visit Antigua and Barbuda"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-3222674420\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-2590644802\" class=\"antig-before-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/medicalbenefitsscheme\" aria-label=\"PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:341\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p>Palace staff are in the midst of reworking a planned royal tour to the Caribbean after Prince William and Kate&#8217;s recent visit sparked a number of so-called PR blunders and missteps.<\/p><div id=\"antig-2236521304\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"PHOTO-2026-04-07-23-18-33\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1600\/h:800\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-23-18-33.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1600\/h:800\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-23-18-33.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-23-18-33.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:512\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-23-18-33.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:384\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-23-18-33.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:768\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-23-18-33.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1600\" height=\"800\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Prince Edward and his wife Sophie, the\u00a0<a title=\"Countess of Wessex\" href=\"https:\/\/honey.nine.com.au\/sophie-countess-of-wessex\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Countess of Wessex<\/a>, are due to travel to the region later this month. They have taken on a more prominent role within the royal family following the\u00a0<a title=\"departure of Prince Harry and Meghan\" href=\"https:\/\/honey.nine.com.au\/royals\/meghan-markle-prince-harry-megxit-one-year-anniversary-timeline-royal-exit\/8cb4d496-ac2f-4759-b317-24ceac5b2b56\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">departure of Prince Harry and Meghan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>They will visit Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, St Lucia and St Vincent and the Grenadines representing Queen Elizabeth in celebration of her\u00a0<a title=\"historic Platinum Jubilee\" href=\"https:\/\/honey.nine.com.au\/platinum-jubilee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">historic Platinum Jubilee<\/a>.<\/p><div id=\"antig-1477923087\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-3157553432\" class=\"antig-content_12 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:169\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:576\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:432\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:864\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><div id=\"antig-1629901964\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ReggaeInTheParkAntigua\" aria-label=\"lucanio\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imageresizer.static9.net.au\/WG13X92wZMWJ6E3tvJWSzWU2PcM=\/396x0\/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2Fd68b5824-bb87-4a34-b376-8153bb72a16e\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 636px, (min-width: 768px) 396px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imageresizer.static9.net.au\/WG13X92wZMWJ6E3tvJWSzWU2PcM=\/396x0\/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2Fd68b5824-bb87-4a34-b376-8153bb72a16e 396w, https:\/\/imageresizer.static9.net.au\/CYQvctHsYsdtKWuwyns-b7y3Vhw=\/636x0\/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2Fd68b5824-bb87-4a34-b376-8153bb72a16e 636w, https:\/\/imageresizer.static9.net.au\/A53MzSI26Hytyikw20VKdC3vzUE=\/792x0\/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2Fd68b5824-bb87-4a34-b376-8153bb72a16e 792w, https:\/\/imageresizer.static9.net.au\/0xLRqFIeNa5_HRTYoq2YwGL-SXM=\/1274x0\/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2Fd68b5824-bb87-4a34-b376-8153bb72a16e 1274w\" \/><figcaption>Prince Edward and Sophie, Countess of Wessex, with Lady Louise and Viscount Severn at a memorial service for the Duke Of Edinburgh at Westminster Abbey on March 29, 2022 in London, England. (Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Much like the Cambridge&#8217;s eight-day tour in late March, Prince Edward and Sophie are being dispatched to drum up support for the monarchy as more Caribbean nations talk of independence from the Crown.<\/p>\n<p>Prince William and Kate&#8217;s visit to Belize, Jamaica and the Bahamas was plagued by calls for reparations over\u00a0<a title=\"Britain's role in the slave trade\" href=\"https:\/\/honey.nine.com.au\/royals\/prince-william-kate-middleton-royal-tour-caribbean-what-went-wrong-pr-blunders\/a2cbb5a6-fe71-4b2d-ac91-c306438d8170\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Britain&#8217;s role in the slave trade<\/a> and moves to dump the Queen as head of state in favour of a republic.<\/p><div id=\"antig-3071323970\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"500X500 (1)\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"outbrain_widget_0\" class=\"OUTBRAIN\" data-src=\"\/\/honey.nine.com.au\/royals\/cambridge-caribbean-tour-blunders-forces-palace-rethink-of-next-royal-tour-by-sophie-countess-wessex-prince-edward\/6945289b-f414-42fc-a19a-a6b3f64a4dc2\" data-widget-id=\"AR_8\" data-external-id=\"7d60d1ab68b3fc4900e147426270bec3\" data-ob-mark=\"true\" data-browser=\"chrome\" data-os=\"macintel\" data-dynload=\"\" data-idx=\"0\">\n<div class=\"ob-widget ob-grid-layout AR_8 ob-cmn-AR_8\" data-dynamic-truncate=\"true\">\n<div class=\"ob-widget-footer\">\n<div class=\"ob-pixels\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>On one occasion, Jamaica&#8217;s prime minister told the couple his country was &#8220;moving away&#8221; and planning to follow Barbados in becoming a republic.<\/p>\n<p>Now, palace staff are understood to be looking closely at the Wessexes&#8217; itinerary ahead of their tour.<\/p><div id=\"antig-963998183\" class=\"antig-content_3 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antiguabarbudaculinarymonth.com\/\" aria-label=\"CM key_WEB 1300x300_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1301\/h:301\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1301\/h:301\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg 1301w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:69\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:237\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:178\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1301\" height=\"301\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imageresizer.static9.net.au\/o3ZaibGATp46KtgVkYoD47g2_aw=\/396x0\/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F945e2e26-a0fb-409c-a7a8-3217dd42eb46\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 636px, (min-width: 768px) 396px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imageresizer.static9.net.au\/o3ZaibGATp46KtgVkYoD47g2_aw=\/396x0\/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F945e2e26-a0fb-409c-a7a8-3217dd42eb46 396w, https:\/\/imageresizer.static9.net.au\/muo0Xqk1fRNT9R6DoxugbqhwWqk=\/636x0\/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F945e2e26-a0fb-409c-a7a8-3217dd42eb46 636w, https:\/\/imageresizer.static9.net.au\/cJ33znhvbR5VMFjBBvOlFDjUbHY=\/792x0\/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F945e2e26-a0fb-409c-a7a8-3217dd42eb46 792w, https:\/\/imageresizer.static9.net.au\/VxHslAgysrPRbuqXdHiYR627k-Q=\/1274x0\/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F945e2e26-a0fb-409c-a7a8-3217dd42eb46 1274w\" \/><figcaption>Prince William and Kate sparked controversy with this photo during their visit to Trench Town in Jamaica. (WireImage)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a title=\"The Telegraph\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/royal-family\/2022\/04\/03\/earl-countess-wessex-will-take-lessons-cambridges-missteps-caribbean\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Telegraph<\/em><\/a>\u00a0UK reports that plans to emulate the Queen and Prince Philip&#8217;s visit to Grenada in 1966, by riding in an open-top car, have been quietly shelved.<\/p><div id=\"antig-4244313369\" class=\"antig-content_6 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong>\u00a0<a title=\"Prince William and Kate's royal tour of the Caribbean: What went wrong\" href=\"https:\/\/honey.nine.com.au\/royals\/prince-william-kate-middleton-royal-tour-caribbean-what-went-wrong-pr-blunders\/a2cbb5a6-fe71-4b2d-ac91-c306438d8170\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Prince William and Kate&#8217;s royal tour of the Caribbean: What went wrong<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One of the biggest criticisms of Prince William and Kate&#8217;s visit to Jamaica was the recreation of a moment from the\u00a0<a title=\"Queen's 1966 visit to Jamaica\" href=\"https:\/\/honey.nine.com.au\/royals\/prince-william-kate-middleton-nod-to-queen-in-jamaica-ride-in-same-jeep-brooch-royal-tour-caribbean\/af2bde15-8369-4305-98e2-2ed5afc1c091\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Queen&#8217;s 1966 visit<\/a>\u00a0which saw her and Prince Philip ride in an open-air Land Rover, slammed for its &#8220;colonial&#8221; overtones<\/p>\n<p>A photo of Prince William, wearing his military uniform, and Kate in cream, was accused of looking like &#8220;a relic of the past and could have been taken in the 1800s&#8221;.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imageresizer.static9.net.au\/vC8scbftEFTBpDfXRVP1K3o8Now=\/396x0\/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2Fb393f091-099b-4792-8fec-865a62d25af4\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 636px, (min-width: 768px) 396px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imageresizer.static9.net.au\/vC8scbftEFTBpDfXRVP1K3o8Now=\/396x0\/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2Fb393f091-099b-4792-8fec-865a62d25af4 396w, https:\/\/imageresizer.static9.net.au\/wz0PN8TLG38ZJtU-fxkmbPhE8Do=\/636x0\/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2Fb393f091-099b-4792-8fec-865a62d25af4 636w, https:\/\/imageresizer.static9.net.au\/mRXjjT9-3UCC4QmdoRkYxWpOj5o=\/792x0\/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2Fb393f091-099b-4792-8fec-865a62d25af4 792w, https:\/\/imageresizer.static9.net.au\/hEa-1GQVTxeHP6rFrc8E43aMz2Q=\/1274x0\/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2Fb393f091-099b-4792-8fec-865a62d25af4 1274w\" \/><figcaption>Prince William and Kate during a Commissioning Parade for service personnel from across the Caribbean on March 24 in Jamaica. 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