Barbados has officially removed Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state and became the world’s newest republic.
In a ceremony held in the capital city of Bridgetown, Dame Sandra Mason was sworn in as president and will replace Queen Elizabeth II as the head of state.
Prince Charles, the special guest of honour, said that although the country’s head of state will change, both the United Kingdom and Barbados must continue working together.
He acknowledged the “appalling atrocity of slavery”, describing it as something “which forever stains our history”, during the ceremony marking Barbados’ historic transition to a republic.
Photo: Prince Charles at Barbados ceremony
