At a meeting with Prince William and Kate Middleton, Jamaica's prime minister discussed plans to turn the nation into a republic, which will include removing Queen Elizabeth as the country’s head of state.
previously reported that the transition process had already begun behind the scenes. “It’s a long and arduous process, but having already put the wheels in motion, it will be full steam ahead in the coming weeks and months,” a senior government official told the magazine, though another insider added that there is not yet consensus among the parliament.
After centuries under British colonial rule, Jamaica became an independent nation in 1962, one of many former colonies to declare independence in the post-war decades. However, the government decided to keep the queen as their head of state, like a handful of other newly independent nations that also joined the Commonwealth.
, Barbados became the first nation since 1992 to transition into a republic and remove the British monarch as the head of state.the island to serve as the guest of honor at the week-long Republic Celebration ceremonies. Signs of discontent with the status quo were on display when William and Kate arrived in Kingston on Tuesday afternoon. According to
, roughly 350 protesters gathered outside of the British High Commission and activists from the Advocates Network delivered an open letter calling for the royal family to formally apologize for Britain’s colonial past.
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