Royals cancel trip to Grenada

A royal visit to Grenada has been cancelled at the last minute, as the Earl and Countess of Wessex pull out of their trip following the Cambridges’ controversial tour of the Caribbean. The Earl and Countess will no longer travel to the realm as part of their Platinum Jubilee tour. They postponed the visit after taking advice from the government of Grenada and the governor general, amid fears it would be overshadowed by other topics such as republicanism and slavery reparations. Buckingham Palace said the couple hope to visit at a later date instead. Aides offered no official explanation as to why the trip would no longer happen, but it comes weeks after a difficult tour of the Caribbean in which the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge faced protests and criticism.