In Bermuda, where flags are being flown half-staff until further notice, they remembered Queen Elizabeth II with a 21-gun salute while dressed in British ceremonial uniforms. In the Cayman Islands, 96 rounds reverberated from Government House, one every 10 seconds, to match the queen’s age at the time of her death Thursday at Balmoral Castle in Scotland.
Well before Queen Elizabeth II's death, the popularity of the monarchy as head of state in British Commonwealth nations in the Caribbean was falling. As countries such as Jamaica and Bahamas consider their position, the reaction across the region is likely to be mixed.