Kate and Prince William go swimming with SHARKS as they enjoy deep sea diving at Belize Barrier Reef
Duke and Duchess of the deep! Kate and William go swimming with SHARKS as they enjoy deep sea diving at the Belize Barrier Reef and royal fans note ‘they still gaze at each other beneath the water’
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge donned scuba gear to explore the second-largest barrier reef in the worldThe pair were seen swimming alongside each other and giving OK hand signal as they viewed nurse sharksPrince William hailed the ‘wonderful work’ of those helping to ensure the coral and fish are protected in videoClip posted at end of couple’s visit to Belize, as they travel to Jamaica, the next stop on their Caribbean tour
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Prince William and Kate went swimming with sharks as they praised the people of Belize for their work to look after the marine environment off its coast and took a dive to see the underwater wildlife for themselves.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge viewed nurse sharks – which are generally considered harmless to humans – as they donned scuba gear to explore the second-largest barrier reef in the world.
The pair were seen swimming alongside each other and giving the OK hand signal as they inspected the coral and marine life.
William said it had been ‘really fantastic’ and hailed the ‘wonderful work’ of those helping to ensure the coral and fish are protected, in a video posted to the official Kensington Royal Twitter account.
The clip was posted at the end of the couple’s visit to Belize, as they travel to Jamaica, the next stop on their eight-day tour of the Caribbean.
Footage shows the pair swimming alongside each other and giving the OK hand signal (pictured above) as they view the coral and marine life
Prince William said it had been ‘really fantastic’ and hailed the ‘wonderful work’ of those helping to ensure the coral and fish are protected
The couple (pictured above, in a still from the video) added: ‘It was a privilege to see for ourselves the world-leading ocean conservation work being done here’
William said: ‘It’s great to see that their commitments are going further and further, and we should support them and value their efforts to protect both the marine and the land environments’
The pair went deep sea diving at South Water Caye, which is positioned directly above the Belize Barrier Reef
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have praised the people of Belize for their work to look after the marine environment off its coast
William said: ‘(It’s) really fantastic to see the underwater environment here in Belize, and what wonderful work they’ve been doing to protect the coral and the fish life.
‘Belize’s work on marine protection is world-leading, which is crucial when you’re protecting the world’s second largest barrier reef, and in fact it’s a Unesco World Heritage site.
‘And it’s clear to see the Belizeans value their environment, whether it’s the marine environment or the land environment.
‘It’s great to see that their commitments are going further and further, and we should support them and value their efforts to protect both the marine and the land environments.’
One royal fan commented: ‘Love how they keep looking at each other even underwater.’
Another wrote: ‘This is amazing! Belize is beautiful’, while a third added: ‘This is just wonderful. Absolute marriage goals’.
In a tweet accompanying the post, it was noted that the effects of climate change ‘are evident’, but also that the government of Belize and communities there ‘deserve huge recognition’ for committing to protect 30 per cent of its marine environment by 2030.
The couple’s departure from Belize came as a protest was staged outside the British High Commission in Kingston to call for the UK monarchy to pay reparations for slavery and apologise for human rights abuses.
The Advocates Network coalition of Jamaican politicians, business leaders, doctors and musicians wrote an open letter detailing 60 reasons why the monarchy should compensate Jamaica, to mark the country’s 60th anniversary of independence.
Demonstrators were holding signs reading ‘Princesses and Princes belong in fairytales… not in Jamaica’ and ‘apologise’, and holding copies of the open letter.
Prince William seen taking the plunge during his deep sea dive at the Belize Barrier Reef. He said: ‘(It’s) really fantastic to see the underwater environment here in Belize, and what wonderful work they’ve been doing to protect the coral and the fish life’
Kate pictured viewing the marine life underwater during the deep sea dive. The video was posted at the end of the couple’s visit to Belize, as they travel to Jamaica, the next stop on their eight-day tour of the Caribbean
In a tweet accompanying the post, it was noted that the effects of climate change ‘are evident’, but also that the government of Belize and communities there ‘deserve huge recognition’ for committing to protect 30% of its marine environment by 2030
Kate is seen viewing the coral and marine life during her deep sea dive in Belize in a video released on Tuesday evening
Kate is seen giving an OK signal to William as they take a dive to explore the second-largest barrier reef in the world
One royal fan wrote: ‘This is amazing! Belize is beautiful’, while a third added: ‘This is just wonderful. Absolute marriage goals’
William said: ‘(It’s) really fantastic to see the underwater environment here in Belize, and what wonderful work they’ve been doing to protect the coral and the fish life’
Opal Adisa, a retired professor in her 60s, is a gender specialist and human rights advocate who works with the coalition, and was keen to call the gathering a meeting of an advocacy network rather than a protest.
In line with protocol and coronavirus restrictions, Ms Adisa said she requested space for 60 people, but the Advocates Network said more than 300 arrived in the first two hours.
She said: ‘Kate and William are beneficiaries, so they are, in fact, complicit because they are positioned to benefit specifically from our ancestors, and we’re not benefitting from our ancestors.
‘The luxury and the lifestyle that they have had and that they continue to have, traipsing all over the world for free with no expense, that is a result of my great, great grandmother and grandfather, their blood and tears and sweat.’
She joined calls for an apology, and said the monarchy should provide ‘economic social reparation’, such as ‘building us proper hospitals, providing and making sure that our children are educated through college level, and making sure land is equally distributed’.
Ms Adisa said an apology is the ‘first step towards healing and reconciliation’.
Prince William and Kate are seen at Philip S. W Goldson International Airport as they depart Belize and board a flight to Jamaica during their tour of the Caribbean
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge ahead of boarding a plane departing from during two-day visit on their tour of the Caribbean on behalf of the Queen to mark her Platinum Jubilee
A protest (pictured above) was staged today outside the British High Commission in Jamaica’s capital, Kingston, ahead of William and Kate’s arrival in the country for a two-day visit to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
As the country marks its 60th anniversary of independence, locals were making their voices heard as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge embarked on a series of outings in honor of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee (pictured: protest in Kingston today)
She added: ‘You know, we don’t have anything personally against Kate and Prince William, and even the Queen, for that matter, but we’re simply saying you’ve done wrong, and it is way past time that you admit that you’ve done wrong and when you do, redressing it.
‘The fact that our government is spending money to help provide security and finance for the duke and duchess, who are wealthy, is outrageous, it’s criminal.
‘Because the Caribbean is fed up, the same thing happened in Belize. We’re just saying enough is enough, we’ve been quiet, we have been nice.
‘Enough is enough, let’s deal with this racism and this discrimination.’
The protest began ahead of the Cambridges’ arrival in Jamaica on Tuesday, where they will stay until Thursday when they depart for the Bahamas.
Earlier in the tour there was opposition from villagers in Belize, who cited a range of issues including objections to the Cambridges’ helicopter landing site, which forced a trip to a farm on Sunday to be scrapped.
It was replaced with a visit to a chocolate producer before the couple travelled to the cultural centre of the Garifuna community in Hopkins.
