Critics Slam Prince William, Kate Middleton on First Caribbean Tour for Embarrassing Photo

The final stage of Kate Middleton and Prince William's Caribbean journey begins with a visit in the Bahamas.

They were greeted with a ceremonial welcome before being taken away to meet with Bahamas Prime Minister Philip Davis. Kate Middleton wore an aquamarine Emilia Wickstead dress to pay tribute to the colors of her host country's flag as she has done on other stops on the trip. Per PEOPLE, a young local welcomed the couple with flowers at the foot of the Royal Air Force Voyager jet: 8-year-old Aniah Moss gave the pair a bouquet of flowers.

Prince William, Kate Middleton Visit Belize, Jamaica

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will attend the Bahamas Platinum Jubilee Sailing Regatta in Nassau, meet with one of William's Earthshot Prize winners, Coral Vita, on Grand Bahama Island, to see their ground-breaking ideas for restoring and preserving reefs, and see firsthand how people in Abaco dealt with Hurricane Dorian in 2019.

On an official visit, the royal couple encountered a major reaction for the first time. During their travels to Belize and Jamaica, they were greeted warmly by many people, but tensions are rising in the Caribbean countries where Prince William's grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, remains as the head of state.

Anti-colonial protests caused them to cancel one of their first expeditions before they arrived in Belize. In Jamaica, they faced calls for restitution and the Queen's removal as the country's head of state. Al Murray, a British comedian, has attacked the royal family over a photo of Kate Middleton taken during her vacation to Jamaica.

One shot in particular drew the comic's attention while they were in Jamaica, and it was received with significant criticism, as per Daily Express.

Royal Couple Mocked by Protesters

On Wednesday, Prince William and Kate were seen on one side of a chain-link fence, with Jamaicans on the other trying to shake their hands. The photo shows the couple interacting with local youths at a football ground in Kingston's Trench Town district. Al uploaded a photo of Kate Middleton on Twitter greeting royal fans in which she could be seen shaking their hands.

Others, however, pointed out that Raheem Sterling, a Manchester City footballer who was also in attendance, posed for identical images. The royal couple visited fans on the street shortly after the photos were shot. The photographs were carefully cropped and taken on a football field surrounded by mesh fencing, according to royal experts.

The British royals also went on a tour of the Trench Town Culture Yard Museum, where reggae legend Bob Marley resided and socialized with other well-known artists. Prince William and Kate Middleton learned about reggae's significance and how it is still relevant today.

They even played the drums during some live music. According to the Jamaica Gleaner, Donnette Dowe, manager of Trench Town Culture Yard, hopes that the royal visit would boost tourism. The coronavirus pandemic has caused a dramatic drop in visitors to the cultural property.

According to Fox News, the royal journey has been marred by controversy, despite the outpouring of support from some locals. Protesters wore T-shirts featuring a pair of chained Black wrists encircled by the slogans "Seh Yuh Sorry!" and "Apologize Now!" before Prince William and Kate Middleton arrived.

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