Barbados is set to cut ties with the British monarchy, but the legacy of a sometimes brutal colonial past and the pandemic's impact on tourism pose major challenges for the Caribbean island as it becomes the world's newest republic.
Ceremonies on Monday evening into Tuesday
will include military parades and celebrations, as Governor-General Sandra
Mason is inaugurated as president, with Prince Charles heir to the British
throne looking on.
In a speech to be delivered at the
transition ceremony, Charles is due to focus on continued ties between the two
countries.
Queen Elizebeth ll will be replaced with a
Barbadian President in an inauguration ceremony to be held when the country
celebrates independence on Tuesday.
It will mark the first time in three
decades that the queen is removed as head of state. The shift is said to awaken discussions of similar proposals in other former British colonies that have
Queen Elizabeth as their sovereign, which include Jamaica, Australia and
Canada.
Done by Lizeka Tsotetsi
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