The Countess of Wessex had an Amazone guildingii eating out of the palm of her hand after a difficult introductionThere were red carpets, guards of honour, children waving flags and even an encounter with the national bird of St Vincent and the Grenadines as the Earl and Countess of Wessex continued their Caribbean tour yesterday. However, while the countess had the Amazona guildingii, a parrot on the brink of extinction, eating from the palm of her hand — though it initially swooped and knocked her sunglasses off her head — the trip ruffled feathers. SponsoredSpectres of Britain’s colonial history hovered as locals branded the couple “oligarchs” and demanded slavery reparations and a full apology for past “crimes against humanity.”Wessexes attend church in St LuciaAs they arrived in St Vincent and the Grenadines on the second leg of a week-long trip to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee the couple

Source: The Times April 25, 2022 06:58 UTC