Former British colonies in the Caribbean will attend the coronation of Carlos III

Senior officials from seven former British colonies in the Caribbean will attend the king’s coronation ceremony Charles III of the United Kingdomwhich will be held this Saturday in London.

The heads of state of Bahamas, belize, guyana, San Cristobal, snowsand St. Vincent and the Grenadines will be the ones who will represent their respective territories, while Jamaica It will have its Governor General.

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The Prime Minister of the Bahamas, Philip Davisannounced that he will be at the event together with the opposition leader of the Free National Movement, michael pintard.

Bahamas, which gained independence from United Kingdom in 1973, it is a hereditary constitutional monarchy belonging to the commonwealth of nationsan entity that groups territories historically linked to the European country, with the British monarch as head of state.

In turn, the Governor General of Jamaica, Patrick Allenand the first lady, Lady AllenThey will also go to the coronation.

Jamaica, independent from the United Kingdom in 1962, will also be represented at the event by eight members of the Jamaica Defense Forces, who will participate in a procession of the Armed Forces.

Allen, in turn, will share with other Governors General and their wives at a lunch presented by the King at the Buckingham Palace.

In addition, the Allen family will attend the coronation concert at the winsor castle the next Sunday.

For his part, the President of Guyana, irfaan alileft today for the United Kingdom to represent the South American country in the coronation.

Ali will take advantage of his visit to participate in various meetings with other leaders, the Guyana government said in a statement.

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Guyana gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1966 and declared a republic four years later.

In turn, the Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Terrance Drewarrived yesterday at London together with several members of his cabinet, as well as the leader of the opposition, Denzil Douglasto witness the historic moment.

The other senior Drew government officials who made the trip to the capital of England they are the governor general, Marcella A Liburd; Deputy Governor General, Hyleta Liburdand the Prime Minister of Nevis, Mark Brantleyamong others.

Saint Kitts and Nevis became independent from the United Kingdom in 1983.

Likewise, the island of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, which became independent from the United Kingdom in 1979, will be represented by the Prime Minister, Ralph Gonzálezwho is in Europe on an official business trip.

Meanwhile, the Government of Old and bearded announced that on Saturday, coronation day, he will hold several events in Antigua as part of the historic event.

Among the events to be held by Antigua and Barbuda, independent from the United Kingdom since 1981, is a military parade that will march from Multipurpose Cultural Center in st johns to the Governor’s House.

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The British monarchy is the head of state of 14 countries, including Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Belize, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Among the international leaders who have confirmed their attendance are the Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silvathe French Emmanuel MacronChinese vice president Han Zhengthe kings of thailand and the princes of Japan.

For this reason, the ceremony in the westminster abbey of the British capital, in which the presence of thousands of people is also expected, will have a wide deployment of security: nearly 30,000 police officers participate this week in the control and surveillance device.

Source: Elcomercio

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