barbados will officially ditch its colonial ties to britain and remove queen elizabeth ii as its head of state as it becomes an independent republic for the first time ever. cnn s max foster has somehow managed to score this gig live from the capital city of bridgetown. prince charles is there, expected to speak tonight? he is. it is actually going to be a big moment i think because prince charles i expect to say something about the atrocity of slavery and how that is a stain on britain s past and britain has never gone as far to say things in those terms. not as far as many would like here, frankly. they would like a full apology, reparations. but this is all linked to barbados colonial past. they became independent from the uk 55 years ago. as you say, the queen will no longer reign over this island as of midnight tonight. prince charles is here representing the queen and will watch as the royal standard is