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Barbados announces removal of Queen Elizabeth as Head of State

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Barbados announces removal of Queen Elizabeth as Head of State

Queen Elizabeth II is set to be removed as the head of state of Barbados by November next year. Prime Minister Mia Mottley announced the Caribbean island’s intention to become a republic, saying it was time to ‘fully leave our colonial past behind’. She said: ‘Barbadians want a Barbadian Head of State. ‘This is the […]

Barbados Plans to Remove the Queen as Head of State Almost 400 Years after British Colonisation

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Barbados could remove the Queen as its head of state, almost 400 years after it was colonised by the British. The island was under the UK’s control from 1627 up until independence in 1966 and has remained a constitutional monarchy ever since. But the Prime Minister has laid down his plans for Barbados to become […]