LONDON — The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will launch a royal charm offensive in the Caribbean next month in a bid to shore up support for the monarchy in the region.
William, 39, and Kate, 40, will tour the Bahamas, Jamaica and Belize as they move to prevent further nations from removing the Queen, 95, as head of state and become a republic.
The visit — the couple’s first major joint overseas tour since before the pandemic — also coincides with the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
It comes after representatives for the Cambridges were spotted in Belize on the paradise island of Ambergris Caye in what locals said was an ‘advance party’ preparing for a Royal tour in the spring.
The Duke of Cambridge served in Belize, in Central America, with the Welsh Guards.
A source on the island told the Mail On Sunday: ‘Their people were very secretive and kept saying this had to be kept very quiet, but on a small island like Ambergris Caye it’s impossible to keep anything quiet for very long.
“They were talking about a four-day visit to Belize in March as part of a longer trip to this part of the world. They said William and Kate might visit the Caye and also go to mainland Belize. It’s all anyone here is talking about. We are so excited.”
Other stops reportedly include Coral Vita in The Bahamas, a coral farm focused on reef restoration that was last year named one of the five £1 million winners of the Duke’s inaugural Earthshot Prize. See complete London Daily Mail article at https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-10510125/Duke-Duchess-Cambridge-launch-Caribbean-charm-offensive.html
