{"id":150431,"date":"2022-04-25T11:16:06","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T15:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=150431"},"modified":"2022-04-25T13:33:15","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T17:33:15","slug":"pm-wants-visiting-royals-to-use-their-influence-towards-building-bridges-towards-reparations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pm-wants-visiting-royals-to-use-their-influence-towards-building-bridges-towards-reparations\/","title":{"rendered":"PM Browne wants visiting royals to use their influence towards building bridges towards reparations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-1485995403\" 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-859892214\" class=\"antig-before-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/medicalbenefitsscheme\" aria-label=\"ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:341\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p>Prime Minister Gaston Browne has told visiting royals that they have a role to play in advancing the movement towards reparations.<\/p><div id=\"antig-1951815604\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"level\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/level.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/level.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/level.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/level.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/level.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Addressing the Earl and Countess of Wessex at a special Cabinet meeting, Browne told the use their influence towards building bridges towards reparatory justice. Listen here:<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"youtube-vid\" title=\"PM wants visiting royals to use their influence towards building bridges towards reparations\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C7kkfE1PNgo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>SKY NEWS: The Earl and Countess of Wessex have been urged to use their &#8220;diplomatic influence&#8221; to get &#8220;reparatory justice&#8221; for Antigua and Barbuda.<\/p><div id=\"antig-3408306162\" 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-2815594188\" class=\"antig-content_12 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"IMG_0040\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0040.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0040.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0040.jpg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0040.jpg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0040.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>They arrived in the island country after being warned last week to\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/royal-family-told-to-avoid-phoney-sanctimony-over-slavery-as-edward-and-sophie-prepare-to-visit-caribbean-12595484\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">avoid any &#8220;phony sanctimony&#8221; over slavery<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0during their visit.<\/p><div id=\"antig-22107947\" 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<div class=\"sdc-site-outbrain sdc-site-outbrain--AR_6\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-component-name=\"sdc-site-outbrain\" data-target=\"\" data-widget-mapping=\"\" data-installation-keys=\"\" data-init=\"true\">\n<div id=\"outbrain_widget_0\" class=\"OUTBRAIN\" data-src=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/prince-edward-and-sophie-antigua-pm-urges-wessexes-to-help-country-get-reparatory-justice-12598902\" data-ob-template=\"bskyb\" data-widget-placement=\"\" data-widget-id=\"AR_6\" data-is-secured=\"true\" data-consent-string=\"\" data-consent-version=\"2\" data-ob-mark=\"true\" data-browser=\"chrome\" data-os=\"macintel\" data-dynload=\"\" data-idx=\"0\">\n<div class=\"ob-widget ob-strip-layout AR_6\" data-dynamic-truncate=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>There was a\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/prince-edward-and-sophie-protesters-call-for-end-to-colonialism-as-royals-continue-caribbean-tour-12597536\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">small protest<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0on the previous stop of their Caribbean tour, with banners in St Vincent and the Grenadines reading &#8220;compensation now&#8221; and &#8220;Britain your debt is outstanding&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>But Gaston Browne, Antigua and Barbuda&#8217;s prime minister, told Edward and Sophie: &#8220;You will have noticed there are no protestations here&#8221; and no-one &#8220;holding placards&#8221;.<\/p><div id=\"antig-2174123580\" 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<p>He said he wanted an &#8220;open and very objective discussion&#8221; and that his country wanted to eventually become a republic.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-site-layout-sticky-region \" data-interscroller=\"true\" data-format=\"floated-mpu\" data-role=\"sticky-region\" 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data-tag=\"20346936\/skynews\/world\/content\" data-component-name=\"sdc-site-mpu\" data-peer39-url=\"https:\/\/tags.peer39.com\/1497\/trg_1497.js\" data-peer39-id=\"1497\" data-peer39-timeout=\"2500\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-tolerance=\"2\" data-init=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-image\">\n<figure class=\"sdc-article-image__figure\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-image__wrapper\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sdc-article-image__item\" src=\"https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/22\/04\/768x432\/skynews-wessex-gaston-brownw_5751291.jpg?bypass-service-worker&amp;20220425170621\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 1024px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/22\/04\/384x216\/skynews-wessex-gaston-brownw_5751291.jpg?bypass-service-worker&amp;20220425170621 380w, https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/22\/04\/768x432\/skynews-wessex-gaston-brownw_5751291.jpg?bypass-service-worker&amp;20220425170621 760w, https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/22\/04\/1600x900\/skynews-wessex-gaston-brownw_5751291.jpg?bypass-service-worker&amp;20220425170621 1024w, https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/22\/04\/2048x1152\/skynews-wessex-gaston-brownw_5751291.jpg?bypass-service-worker&amp;20220425170621 2048w\" alt=\"The couple were presented with a gift byMr Browne\" data-lazy-loaded=\"true\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sdc-article-image__caption\"><span class=\"sdc-article-image__visually-hidden\">Image:<\/span><span class=\"sdc-article-image__caption-text\">Mr Browne told the couple the country wanted to one day become a republic<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-image\">\n<figure class=\"sdc-article-image__figure\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-image__wrapper\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sdc-article-image__item\" src=\"https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/22\/04\/768x432\/skynews-antigua-wessex-edward_5751213.jpg?bypass-service-worker&amp;20220425155811\" 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Picture date: Monday April 25, 2022.\n\" data-lazy-loaded=\"true\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sdc-article-image__caption\"><span class=\"sdc-article-image__visually-hidden\">Image:<\/span><span class=\"sdc-article-image__caption-text\">Band members from the armed forces performed for the royals&#8217; arrival<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mr Browne said he understood that the royals did not want to become embroiled in &#8220;contentious issues&#8221;, but asked them to &#8220;understand these issues&#8230; use your diplomatic influence in achieving the reparatory justice that we seek&#8221;.<\/p><div id=\"antig-2189939710\" 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<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-related-stories sdc-article-related-stories--thumbnails\" data-component-name=\"sdc-article-related-stories\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-related-stories__content\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-related-stories__tags\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-tags sdc-article-tags--lozenge\" data-align=\"right\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-tags__inner\">\n<h3 class=\"sdc-article-tags__title\"><span style=\"color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 15px;\">&#8220;The reality is we have been left and bereft of modern institutions such as universities and medicinal facilities,&#8221; added the prime minister.<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Before their visit, Antigua and Barbuda Reparations Support Commission wrote an open letter criticising the Royal Family for past comments on slavery.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;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 &#8216;appalling atrocity&#8217;, that it was &#8216;abhorrent&#8217;, that &#8216;it should not have happened&#8217;,&#8221; the letter said.<\/p>\n<p>It continued: &#8220;We hear the phony sanctimony of those who came before you that these crimes are a &#8216;stain on your history&#8217;.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-image\">\n<figure class=\"sdc-article-image__figure\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-image__wrapper\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sdc-article-image__item\" src=\"https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/22\/04\/768x432\/skynews-countess-earl-wessex_5751216.jpg?20220425160022\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 1024px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/22\/04\/384x216\/skynews-countess-earl-wessex_5751216.jpg?20220425160022 380w, https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/22\/04\/768x432\/skynews-countess-earl-wessex_5751216.jpg?20220425160022 760w, https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/22\/04\/1600x900\/skynews-countess-earl-wessex_5751216.jpg?20220425160022 1024w, https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/22\/04\/2048x1152\/skynews-countess-earl-wessex_5751216.jpg?20220425160022 2048w\" alt=\"The Earl and the Countess of Wessex meeting Gaston Browne, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda (2nd right) at Government House, St. John&amp;#39;s, Antigua and Barbuda, as they continue their visit to the Caribbean, to mark the Queen&amp;#39;s Platinum Jubilee. Picture date: Monday April 25, 2022.\n\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sdc-article-image__caption\"><span class=\"sdc-article-image__visually-hidden\">Image:<\/span><span class=\"sdc-article-image__caption-text\">The Earl and the Countess visited the country&#8217;s Government House<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-image\">\n<figure class=\"sdc-article-image__figure\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-image__wrapper\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sdc-article-image__item\" src=\"https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/22\/04\/768x432\/skynews-countess-of-wessex_5751335.jpg?20220425173421\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 1024px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/22\/04\/384x216\/skynews-countess-of-wessex_5751335.jpg?20220425173421 380w, https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/22\/04\/768x432\/skynews-countess-of-wessex_5751335.jpg?20220425173421 760w, https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/22\/04\/1600x900\/skynews-countess-of-wessex_5751335.jpg?20220425173421 1024w, https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/22\/04\/2048x1152\/skynews-countess-of-wessex_5751335.jpg?20220425173421 2048w\" alt=\"The Countess of Wessex playing steel drums in the garden of Government House, St. John&amp;#39;s, Antigua and Barbuda, as she continues her visit to the Caribbean, to mark the Queen&amp;#39;s Platinum Jubilee. Picture date: Monday April 25, 2022.\n\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sdc-article-image__caption\"><span class=\"sdc-article-image__visually-hidden\">Image:<\/span><span class=\"sdc-article-image__caption-text\">Sophie was shown how to play steel drums in the garden of Government House<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;For us, they are the source of genocide and of continuing deep international injury, injustice and racism. We hope you will respect us by not repeating the mantra.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are not simpletons.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Wessexes cancelled the Grenada leg of the tour at the last minute before flying to the region.<\/p>\n<p>The decision was taken &#8220;in consultation with the government of Grenada and on the advice of the governor general&#8221;, Buckingham Palace said. No further reasons were given.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-image\">\n<figure class=\"sdc-article-image__figure\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-image__wrapper\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sdc-article-image__item\" src=\"https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/22\/04\/768x432\/skynews-wessex-countess-sophie_5751272.jpg?bypass-service-worker&amp;20220425165634\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 1024px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/22\/04\/384x216\/skynews-wessex-countess-sophie_5751272.jpg?bypass-service-worker&amp;20220425165634 380w, https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/22\/04\/768x432\/skynews-wessex-countess-sophie_5751272.jpg?bypass-service-worker&amp;20220425165634 760w, https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/22\/04\/1600x900\/skynews-wessex-countess-sophie_5751272.jpg?bypass-service-worker&amp;20220425165634 1024w, https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/22\/04\/2048x1152\/skynews-wessex-countess-sophie_5751272.jpg?bypass-service-worker&amp;20220425165634 2048w\" alt=\"The Countess of Wessex at an engagement at Government House, St. John&amp;#39;s, Antigua and Barbuda, as she continues her visit to the Caribbean, to mark the Queen&amp;#39;s Platinum Jubilee. Picture date: Monday April 25, 2022.\n\" data-lazy-loaded=\"true\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sdc-article-image__caption\"><span class=\"sdc-article-image__visually-hidden\">Image:<\/span><span class=\"sdc-article-image__caption-text\">The couple are touring as part of the Queen&#8217;s jubilee celebrations<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>It follows the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge&#8217;s recent tour of the region, which saw Prince William\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/duke-of-cambridge-expresses-profound-sorrow-for-slave-trade-but-stops-short-of-full-apology-12573775\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">express &#8220;profound sorrow&#8221; over the slave trade<\/a><\/strong>, adding that the &#8220;appalling atrocity&#8230; forever stains our history&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The Cambridges were accused by the Antigua reparations commission of &#8220;archaic colonial behaviour&#8221; after images captured them standing in the back of a jeep and reaching out to children through wire fences.<\/p>\n<p>Edward and Sophie&#8217;s seven-day visit is part of the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/topic\/queens-platinum-jubilee-9973\">Queen&#8217;s Platinum Jubilee<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0celebrations.<\/p>\n<p>Their schedule on Monday includes a trip to Sir Vivian Richards Stadium to meet former West Indies cricketers, before presenting jubilee medals to three people to recognise their service to national security.<\/p>\n<p>They will also meet craftspeople, creatives and community groups, and Sophie will speak to women about their work towards female empowerment.<\/p>\n<p>A trip to meet children at the National Sailing Academy is also scheduled.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"antig-1131060493\" class=\"antig-in-comments_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/@hadeedmotorsltd\" aria-label=\"Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 1000w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:75\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:192\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Gaston Browne has told visiting royals that they have a role to play in advancing the movement towards reparations. Addressing the Earl and Countess of Wessex at a special Cabinet meeting, Browne told the use their influence towards building bridges towards reparatory justice. 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