He said his controversial royal tour of the Caribbean helped him reflect on 'how the past weighs heavily on the present.'
—provided an opportunity for him and Kate to reflect and learn.
"Sadly, that is also the case for members of the Windrush generation who were victims of racism when they arrived here, and discrimination remains an all too familiar experience for Black men and women in Britain in 2022," William continued."Only a matter of years ago, tens of thousands of that generation were profoundly wronged by the Windrush scandal. That rightly reverberates throughout the Caribbean community here in the U.K. as well as many in the Caribbean nations.
I am delighted that so many of that generation and their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren are here today. As one of the inheritors of that great military tradition I understand how much we owe to these men and women. Today’s ceremony would not be complete without remembering their sacrifice.
Although it is not where the passengers of the Empire Windrush first arrived, subsequently many thousands of Caribbean people did pass through Waterloo and dispersed to cities across the UK. So the placement of the monument here is an acknowledgement of the contribution of those people to one of the most important elements of our national infrastructure.
Be it arts and culture – and we need look no further than Floella, the face of children’s television to millions of young people for more than a decade.
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