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"Farewell to the Queen": Republic Day in Barbados

2021-12-02T15:43:56.993Z


SEEN FROM ELSEWHERE - The Caribbean island turns the page, Queen Elizabeth II will no longer exercise her sovereignty. During the ceremony, Prince Charles declared: "We will remain bound by bonds of friendship".


By Antonello Guerrera (La Repubblica), correspondent in Barbados

"

Tonight's the night

 ".

"Tonight is the big night" headlines the

Daily Nation

sold in the newsstand of Sharon, 50.

We are on Swan Street, the market street of Bridgetown, the capital of Barbados.

"Can I take a photo with the newspaper?"

".

" No thanks.

Tonight's not gonna change my life, you know.

So who is enjoying this news in Barbados?

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For the Prime Minister of the island, Mia Mottley, a woman with a strong character, the hour is nevertheless historic.

It was she who, at 56, finally managed to say goodbye to Queen Elizabeth.

A few months ago, his government voted for the transition from monarchy to republic, consummated yesterday at midnight in the presence of the heir to the British throne, Prince Charles, a ceremony

attended by

La Repubblica

.

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Source: lefigaro

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