Sam Flood, host of Tells It Like It Is on Saint Lucian radio, slammed the visit saying: I would like to know what is the purpose of this royal visit and who is paying for it.
Prince Edward and his wife Sophie are set to travel to Antigua and Barbuda this morning amid warnings from the island to avoid phoney sanctimony over slavery.
Gaston Browne s remarks came at a meeting between Edward and Sophie, Mr Browne and his cabinet during their visit to the island today - and are a direct echo of Jamaican PM Andrew Holness.
The Countess of Wessex, 57, sported a polka dot dress and brushed her hair back into a low ponytail while her husband, 58, sported a suit at the Holy Trinity Anglican Church.