The Duke and Duchess will set off on their official tour of the Caribbean next week. The trip – the first for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge abroad since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic – will form part of the celebrations for seven decades of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign.
The future king, 39, and his wife will make stops in Jamaica, Belize and the Bahamas as they retrace a number of the footsteps made by Prince William’s grandparents 60 years earlier.
The Queen, now 95, and her late husband Prince Philip, made the journey to the Caribbean just six months after Her Majesty’s coronation.
Greeting local residents from the back of a Jeep, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will travel in the same vehicle to a raft of royal visits to military facilities, hospitals and sports venues.
A source told the Telegraph that the Duke and Duchess, 40, will “listen and learn about the issues that are really important” to the people of each island nation”, and are “really excited to be following in the footsteps of the Queen”.
The insider added that the couple is sure to be in “celebration mode” for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, with Queen Elizabeth II becoming the first British monarch to ever reach such a milestone.
The Duke and Duchess will champion causes they have long backed, including early-years education and the environment.
The tour, beginning on March 19, will see the Duke and Duchess enjoy seven days of royal engagements in the Caribbean.
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