Prince William: Commonwealth links to crown up to the people

As Caribbean nations debate their relationship with the British crown, Prince William says he will support and respect whatever decision the people make.

Prime Minister Andrew Holness told Prince William and Duchess Kate Middleton during the couple’s visit that it plans to remove the queen as head of state and transition the country into a republic.says he will support and respect whatever decision the people make.

“I know that this tour has brought into even sharper focus questions about the past and the future,” William said in a statement reflecting the end of their tour on Saturday. “In Belize, Jamaica and the Bahamas, that future is for the people to decide upon.”, who celebrates the 70th anniversary of her reign this year. During those seven decades she has been the head of state for the United Kingdom and 14 “realms” that were once colonies of the British Empire and are now independent countries.

William recognized the changing nature of the connections between Britain and its former colonies during a speech Friday night in Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas.

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