Barbados removes Queen as head of state becoming world’s newest republic
Barbados removes Queen as head of state becoming world’s newest republic
The heir to the throne said he would always remain a friend of the Caribbean island (Picture: Getty/Rex)
Prince Charles labelled slavery an ‘appalling atrocity’ which ‘forever stains our history’ at a ceremony to mark Barbados cutting ties with the monarchy and becoming a republic.
The Prince of Wales hit out at the period when the UK was a leading player in the transatlantic slave trade as the…