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A Bahamian government committee called on Prince William and Kate Middleton to admit the British economy was built on the backs of colonized ancestors and to pay reparations.

The National Reparations Committee , established in 2014 to make a legal case against European countries for reparations, demanded the British royal family issue a full and formal apology for their crimes against humanity as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge continue their controversial Caribbean trip celebrating Queen Elizabeths Platinum Jubilee year.

The royal couple plan to visit the Bahamas later this week, which the reparations committee noted in an unsparing statement falls on the 15th anniversary of the United Nations International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.

Why are we footing the bill for the benefit of a regime whose rise to greatness was fueled by the extinction, enslavement, colonization, and degradation of the people of this land? Why are we being made to pay again? the statement says of the Cambridges trip.

#BREAKING - The Bahamas National Reparations Committee releases statement on the upcoming visit to The Bahamas by Duke & Duchess of Cambridge; calling for a full & formal apology from the British Royal Family on its role in slavery; \"The time is now for reparations\" (EWN) pic.twitter.com/11h2ZFTczs

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#BREAKING - The Bahamas National Reparations Committee releases statement on the upcoming visit to The Bahamas by Duke & Duchess of Cambridge; calling for a full & formal apology from the British Royal Family on its role in slavery; "The time is now for reparations" (EWN) pic.twitter.com/11h2ZFTczs
Kevz Politics (@KevzPolitics) March 22, 2022

We are not beholden to the British monarchy in any way and do not owe them a debt of gratitude for anything not for our culture, religion, or system of governance. Instead, the monarchy has looted and pillaged our land and our people for centuries, leaving us struggling with under-development, left to pick up the pieces.

The statement continues with a demand for an apology and reparations.

The Duke and Duchess may not be compelled to make such a declaration during their visit to our shores, the statement says.

However, they can no longer ignore the devastation of their heritage. They and their family of Royals and their Government must acknowledge that their diverse economy was built on the backs of our ancestors. And then, they must pay.

The demand follows protests in Kingston, Jamaica, on Tuesday ahead of Kate and Williams afternoon arrival. The royals canceled a previous engagement following demonstrations over their presence in Belize.