Kate Middleton and Prince William Cancel Caribbean Tour Stop Due to Belize Protest
have canceled a scheduled visit to a village in Belize after residents protested the royal trip.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrived in the country, formerly British Honduras, on Saturday, March 19, to kick off an eight-day royal Caribbean tour, and were due to visit Akte ‘il Ha cacao farm in the indigenous Maya village of Indian Creek on Sunday morning.
For years, the villagers have been engaged in a land dispute with Flora and Fauna International , a conservation group of which William as a patron. The protest also comes amid growing scrutiny of the British Empire's colonial ties to the region, Reuters reported.
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