The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Kate Middleton, have allegedly canceled a trip to the Village of Indian Creek in Belize after anti-royals demonstrations sparked off in the village. The indigenes were annoyed that Prince William and his wife Kate were scheduled to land on their football field, and claimed that the monarchy bears traces of colonization.
Anti-Royals Send The Duke And Duchess Of Cambridge Away From Their Land
It signals a humiliating start to the Cambridges’ visit to the Caribbean today that covers trips to Belize, the Bahamas, and Jamaica. It is understood that members of the royal family are worried more nations will follow Barbados, which last year forsook Queen Elizabeth as head of state.
Prince William and Kate Middleton Cancel Caribbean Visit After Violent Anti-Colonialism Protests
To prevent this, Prince William and Kate had planned to kick-off their travel with a trip to Belize and stop by a sustainable cocoa farm – however, all their plans were shattered after demonstrations. Citizens of the local community around the Akte’iL Ha cacao farm in the foothills of the Maya mountains displayed signs threatening the prince to “get off our land”.
Some labeled the scheduled trip an offense and put up signs making it clear that William and Kate should not touch down on their lands. Posters declared “not crown land”, while others read “Prince William leave our land”, sending a direct message to the Prince.
Organizers were faulted for not paying reverence to community leaders, with natives reportedly told the village “had to look good” for the visit. Speaking in a newspaper interview, Sebastian Shol, chairman of Indian Creek village said, “We don’t want them to land on our land, that’s the message that we want to send.
They could land anywhere but not on our land.” That Duke and Duchess were scheduled to land their helicopter on their football field without their approval were very irritating as the spot is the focus of a continued legal argument over communal land rights.
It is also reported that the Village youth leader Dionisio Shol even revealed that the manner the trip was managed developed talks of colonialism in the community.
