The Cambridges News and Updates ( Prince William, Kate Middleton, George, Charlotte and Louis)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love where this conversation is going. If the BRF thinks discarding black people is fine and dandy, that's all on them. That tour of the U.S. the Cambridges have been begging for is going to be one for the record books.

Are you reading a different conversation than I am?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love where this conversation is going. If the BRF thinks discarding black people is fine and dandy, that's all on them. That tour of the U.S. the Cambridges have been begging for is going to be one for the record books.

How has the BRF discarded black people?

Man William opened up a can of worms. He wasn't even trying to. That's the problem.

[Anonymous]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10657171/Prince-William-hailed-wise-words-admitting-never-head-Commonwealth.html

Actual experts believe William’s wise words will strengthen the commonwealth.

[Anonymous]

Tory's are rushing out minority MPs to speak on William's behalf for damage control. The issue is...their words aren't going to go any further than the Brits who listen to them. As has been shown in the last two years, the British don't have any sort of international PR game. They're letting everything simmer until it reaches a boil and in this case William basically said he's not going to be head of the Commonwealth or interested in it. In which case, Charles is going to be facing questions in June because he's meeting with Commonwealth leadership.

It was a tour designed to bring people together, not tear them apart.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/1586568/royal-family-live-kate-middleton-prince-william-tour-meghan-markle-prince-harry-queen-news/amp

This article says the tour was a success despite the few PR missteps which the media is fixating on…unsurprisingly since it’s the negative stuff that sells papers/draws clicks.

But don’t brush past the reality that this was an overall success. They performed well.

Newsweek had a positive review too.

We were there for spring break last week, read a variety or press sources and talked with people. Everyone is happy with them coming and happy that tourism is back. Only the DC-based activist group that paid for their spring break protest trip oped in WaPO and some other blog papers tried to conjur up their own agenda.

That said, Jamaicans can do their own cost/benefit analysis on what level of Uk support they want or don’t want.

Ironically Africans legally and voluntarily immigrating to jamaica the last 200 years has been very significant. As has Jamaicans legally migrating to USA.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Did you know that only 3% of the UK is black?

As such, it’s not unusual that Will’s staff is white. That doesn’t mean he’s racist.

While London is the most diverse part of the UK, it’s barely 8% black.

And what is the Asian population of the UK and London, specifically?

Or Hispanic.

I can’t find a good burrito anywhere and people look at me like I’m nuts wanting rice and beans Mexican food.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tory's are rushing out minority MPs to speak on William's behalf for damage control. The issue is...their words aren't going to go any further than the Brits who listen to them. As has been shown in the last two years, the British don't have any sort of international PR game. They're letting everything simmer until it reaches a boil and in this case William basically said he's not going to be head of the Commonwealth or interested in it. In which case, Charles is going to be facing questions in June because he's meeting with Commonwealth leadership.

It was a tour designed to bring people together, not tear them apart.

Topic is over in the UK and Caribbean. If the USA activists want to rule everyone up because they have the overhead to do so, sure, but they’ll fail at whatever hate they’re peddling.

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Anonymous wrote:My takeaway (as an American living in America):

Will and Kate are lovely, dignified people who performed well while some of their hosts acted rather rudely. The hosts look bad, not the guests.

The one woman seated next to Kate who famously snubbed her looked like a petulant child. She clearly has no grace. No class.

The reality is that the UK and their royals still matter, while these little Caribbean islands are largely still considered third world outposts that outsiders use for beach vacations (largely holed up at luxury resorts where it’s safe). Most locals live in poverty. No wonder they have a chip on their shoulder. But at some point, they need to realize they’ve had independence and can only blame themselves for their current standard of living.

As a fellow American, I am ashamed of you. You think enslaving and colonizing a people, and stripping them of their best resources, is not going to have a lingering effect? They’ll just bounce back as soon as they have independence?

The slave trade in Jamaica was outlawed in the early 1800s and slavery was completely abolished in the 1830s in Jamaica. The Brits ended it before the US did btw.

Jamaica’s history obviously impacted its future, but it’s history was very complicated. The Brits dipped out once the sugar industry spread and Jamaica didn’t serve a financial purpose. They were actually wooed back and played a leadership role in modernizing the island with the rule of law, improving the infrastructure, and building a new economy.

The BRF are not white overlords. It’s ridiculous to treat them as such.

PS - Marcus Garvey moved to the UK, not Africa. Wonder why?

Exactly.

+1000

Three people who should be ashamed of themselves.

(And Marcus Garvey was born in Jamaica. You know, part of the Commonwealth. So why shouldn’t he have moved to England?)

Do you even know who Garvey was or why he was an important figure? He literally led the movement for blacks to return to Africa. He built an advocacy career on anti-colonialism and anti-racism. If he didn’t have ill will against the modern UK and BRF during his time, then it’s odd how people in 2022 with seemingly no clue about Jamaican history believe such nonsense about the BRF.

Agree.

[Anonymous]

The Sun has risen in the West and the East. Not the F**KING SUN admitting what everyone knew all along. Jesus Christ the BRF is down bad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My takeaway (as an American living in America):

Will and Kate are lovely, dignified people who performed well while some of their hosts acted rather rudely. The hosts look bad, not the guests.

The one woman seated next to Kate who famously snubbed her looked like a petulant child. She clearly has no grace. No class.

The reality is that the UK and their royals still matter, while these little Caribbean islands are largely still considered third world outposts that outsiders use for beach vacations (largely holed up at luxury resorts where it’s safe). Most locals live in poverty. No wonder they have a chip on their shoulder. But at some point, they need to realize they’ve had independence and can only blame themselves for their current standard of living.

As a fellow American, I am ashamed of you. You think enslaving and colonizing a people, and stripping them of their best resources, is not going to have a lingering effect? They’ll just bounce back as soon as they have independence?

Exactly. Every white owner of something in jamaica, and everywhere frankly, needs to turn over all their land and assets to the black native Jamaicans to run and own and operate and profit from.
Just like when the French left Haiti. They left everything for the black and Spanish Haitians.

[Anonymous]

British commentators: Stay on code - our precious prince was brilliant!

British press: Hell no. I was there. That was a sh1tshow of sh1tshows. If he goes back out there he might start a nuclear war.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/1586568/royal-family-live-kate-middleton-prince-william-tour-meghan-markle-prince-harry-queen-news/amp

This article says the tour was a success despite the few PR missteps which the media is fixating on…unsurprisingly since it’s the negative stuff that sells papers/draws clicks.

But don’t brush past the reality that this was an overall success. They performed well.

Newsweek had a positive review too.

We were there for spring break last week, read a variety or press sources and talked with people. Everyone is happy with them coming and happy that tourism is back. Only the DC-based activist group that paid for their spring break protest trip oped in WaPO and some other blog papers tried to conjur up their own agenda.

That said, Jamaicans can do their own cost/benefit analysis on what level of Uk support they want or don’t want.

Ironically Africans legally and voluntarily immigrating to jamaica the last 200 years has been very significant. As has Jamaicans legally migrating to USA.

It's going to be embarrassing for the PM to walk back his "We're leaving" speech if Jamaica decides not to dethrone Elizabeth (or Charles). Maybe they'll just pretend it didn't happen. William probably won't be back anytime soon. They could probably get away with that.

[Anonymous]

What’s bfr stand for?
Barf without the a?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My takeaway (as an American living in America):

Will and Kate are lovely, dignified people who performed well while some of their hosts acted rather rudely. The hosts look bad, not the guests.

The one woman seated next to Kate who famously snubbed her looked like a petulant child. She clearly has no grace. No class.

The reality is that the UK and their royals still matter, while these little Caribbean islands are largely still considered third world outposts that outsiders use for beach vacations (largely holed up at luxury resorts where it’s safe). Most locals live in poverty. No wonder they have a chip on their shoulder. But at some point, they need to realize they’ve had independence and can only blame themselves for their current standard of living.

As a fellow American, I am ashamed of you. You think enslaving and colonizing a people, and stripping them of their best resources, is not going to have a lingering effect? They’ll just bounce back as soon as they have independence?

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Holy toledo; I was unaware that people were that ignorant anymore.

Go find the follow up posts acknowledging the obvious fact that history informs the future while pointing out the reality of Jamaica’s complicated history with the UK.

The Brits ended slave trading in Jamaica long before others. They effectively abolished slavery before the US. England left Jamaica and was essentially drawn back to invest in nation building, effectively bringing the rule of law while building the necessary infrastructure for a diverse economy. This was post-slavery. Without that investment, …

And, let’s not forget where Marcus Garvey went. Hint: it wasn’t Africa. He happily relocated to the UK.

Nobody is defending slavery. Did you miss Will’s speech?

Rather, some of us feel the Jamaican woman who shunned Kate looked bad. You don’t do that. It makes you look bad. Plus, blaming anybody in 2022 for slavery is just pointless.

DP: Ah, yet another apologist. If “blaming anybody in 2022 for slavery is just pointless “ then what was your little history lesson about the Brits intended to suggest? You’re trying to have it both ways and, yes, some of us notice.

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The history lesson was meant to prompt reflection on the actual history as opposed to believing modern royals believe they are white overlords/white saviors holding court over black islanders…which is what some posters have indicated.

The reality is that the Brits were ahead of the curve in terms of ending slavery, and Jamaica benefitted from the UK’s investment in the island in post-slavery times. Jamaicans courted Britain to come back and invest in the island. They did. It helped. It was the right thing to do.

Ok! I’ll reflect on all of this — while I stare at the picture of William and Kate, in her pristine white lace dress, displaying themselves in the Rover.


And no, it’s not just me.

https://www.womanandhome.com/life/royal-news/prince-william-and-kate-middletons-tone-deaf-use-of-queens-land-rover-in-jamaica-parade-stirs-controversy/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

British commentators: Stay on code - our precious prince was brilliant!

British press: Hell no. I was there. That was a sh1tshow of sh1tshows. If he goes back out there he might start a nuclear war.

As if people with a brain trust anything any media says nowadays.

The best media lie was 4 weeks ago how Putin was downtrodden and failing his half a$$ed land grab (don’t call it an invasion).