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Prince William and Raheem Sterling play football on Jamaica tour
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have arrived in Jamaica as part of their tour of the Caribbean.
Prince William and Catherine visited the neighbourhood where reggae legend Bob Marley lived and played football with England forward Raheem Sterling, who was born on the island.
The couple travelled from Belize on the Voyager ministerial jet.
The Caribbean tour comes four months after Barbados removed the Queen as head of state.
On day four, the royals received a warm official welcome to Jamaica in blustery conditions, and the duke took a salute from a guard of honour formed by the Jamaica Defence Force.
They later visited Trench Town, the Kingston neighbourhood where Marely grew up, and went to the Trench Town Culture Yard museum – which celebrates reggae music.
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The couple were the subject of a small protest, which called for reparations from the British monarchy for slavery.
Protesters gathered at the British embassy in Kingston with placards and accused the monarchy of benefitting from the « blood, tears and sweat » of slaves.
Like in Barbados, there have been some calls in recent years for Jamaica to drop the Queen as the head of state and become a republic, as well as for a formal acknowledgement of slavery.
The duke is expected to address the issue of slavery during a speech at a dinner hosted by the Governor General of Jamaica.
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