jamaican campaigners also picketed several engagements seeking reparations from the monarchy for slavery. the tour was also overshadowed by what some are calling pr missteps , including this trip to trench town, which resulted in still photos of the cambridges making contact with the outstretched fingers ofjamaican children pushing through a wire fence. i m joined now by lisa hanna, a jamaican mp who has called for insitutions who have benefited from the legacy of slavery such as the british monarchy to do more than apologise for their crimes. thank you very much for being with us on bbc news. let s clear up something very quickly because there has been a lot of. your name has been controversial in the last few days because of suggestions that somehow you snub the duchess of cambridge. put on record for us if you would what is the reality of that. ., , ,
frank gardner, our security correspondent. the duke and duchess of cambridge are visiting the bahamas on the final leg of their tour of the caribbean to mark the platinum jubilee. they have been greeted by enthusiastic crowds throughout their trip but not every engagement went as smoothly as planned. the jamaican section attracted ecstatic crowds but also criticism from campaigners seeking reparations from the monarchy for slavery. the tour was overshadowed by what some are calling pr missteps including this trip which resulted including this trip which resulted in still photos of them making contact with the outstretched fingers ofjamaican children pushing through a wire fence. olivette otele is a professor of colonial history and memory at the university of bristol. thanks forjoining us. let s start with your reaction to the reception that the royals got on this tour.
the duke and duchess of cambridge are visiting the bahamas on the final leg of their tour of the caribbean to mark the queen s platinum jubilee. the couple have been greeted by enthusiastic crowds throughout their trip. but not every engagement went as smoothly as planned. the jamaican section attracted ecstatic crowds and criticism from campaigners seeking reparations from the monarchy for slavery. the tour was overshadowed by what have been defined some pr missteps, including this trip to trench town which resulted in still photos of the cambridges making contact with the outstretched fingers ofjamaican children pushing through a wire fence. perhaps not the bahamas they were expecting. is there caribbean tour was drawing to a close, whether they might recognise from home. inside, a traditional tour event, a school closed, like so many, through the pandemic.