By Marisa Laudadio
6:15am PDT, Mar 28, 2022
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Duchess Kate learned to prepare conch salad during a visit to a fish fry in Great Abaco in the Bahamas on March 26, 2022, during the final day of her royal tour of the Caribbean with Prince William to mark the queen's Platinum Jubilee.
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On March 26, 2022, in Great Abaco in the Bahamas on the final day of the royal tour of the Caribbean, Duchess Kate and Prince William paid their respects during a visit to Abaco's Memorial Wall to remember the many victims of 2019's Hurricane Dorian, which damaged 75% of homes across the chain of islands and resulted in tragic loss of life.
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On March 26, 2022, Prince William and Duchess Kate departed The Cove at Atlantis Paradise Island, the lush oceanside resort where they stayed during their time in the Bahamas during their Caribbean royal tour. The couple bunked in The Cove's three-bedroom penthouse suite, a 4,830 square-foot hideaway with floor-to-ceiling windows, wrap-around ocean views, a large living area, office space and a separate 10-seat dining area with a full-service kitchen. Upon leaving, the Duchess of Cambridge was overheard saying thank you, praising the food and sharing that she and William FaceTimed their kids to show them the views, adding that they couldn't wait to come back with them.
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Duchess Kate, in a silver Phillipa Lepley gown, arrived for a reception at the Baha Mar Hotel in Nassau hosted by Bahamas Governor-General Cornelius A. Smith on March 25, 2022, day seven of her Platinum Jubilee royal tour of the Caribbean with Prince William.
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Duchess Kate, in a Phillipa Lepley gown, held hands with husband Prince William in a rare display of PDA during a reception at the Baha Mar Hotel in Nassau, hosted by Bahamas Governor-General Cornelius A. Smith, on March 25, 2022, day seven of their Platinum Jubilee royal tour of the Caribbean.
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Duchess Kate and Prince William donned shorts and headed to the ocean in Nassau on March 25, 2022, during their royal tour of the Caribbean for one of the first sailing regattas in the Bahamas since the start of the pandemic.
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Duchess Kate carried a small bouquet of flowers in Nassau in the Bahamas on March 25, 2022, during her royal tour of the Caribbean with Prince William.
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Duchess Kate carried an umbrella amid a rainstorm as she paid a visit to Sybil Strachan Primary School in Nassau in the Bahamas to drop in on a class to meet pupils and staff before joining the school's morning assembly on March 25, 2022, during her royal tour of the Caribbean with Prince William.
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Duchess Kate greeted a little girl while watching a parade in Nassau in the Bahamas on March 25, 2022, during her royal tour of the Caribbean with Prince William.
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Prince William and Duchess Kate, in an aqua Emilia Wickstead dress, arrive at Lynden Pindling International Airport in Nassau, Bahamas, on March 24, 2022, to kick off the final leg of their royal tour of the Caribbean to mark the queen's Platinum Jubilee.
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Prince William and Duchess Kate, in a white lace Alexander McQueen dress and a Philip Treacy hat, depart the inaugural Commissioning Parade for service personnel from across the Caribbean who have recently completed the Caribbean Military Academy's Officer Training Programme — in the same Land Rover used by Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip in 1962! — in Kingston, Jamaica, during their royal tour of the Caribbean on March 24, 2022.
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Prince William and Duchess Kate, in a white lace Alexander McQueen dress and a Philip Treacy hat, depart the inaugural Commissioning Parade for service personnel from across the Caribbean who have recently completed the Caribbean Military Academy's Officer Training Programme, in Kingston, Jamaica — in the same Land Rover used by Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip in 1962! — during their royal tour of the Caribbean on March 24, 2022.
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Duchess Kate, in a lacy white Alexander McQueen dress and a Philip Treacy hat, headed to the inaugural Commissioning Parade for service personnel from across the Caribbean in Kingston, Jamaica, during her royal tour of the Caribbean with Prince William on March 24, 2022.
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Duchess Kate, in a green Emilia Wickstead dress, and Prince William waved goodbye at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, Jamaica, as they depart the island on March 24, 2022, and head to the Bahamas next on their royal tour of the Caribbean to mark the queen's Platinum Jubilee.
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Duchess Kate, in a green Emilia Wickstead dress, spoke to dignitaries ahead of her departure on the Royal Air Force plane Voyager with Prince William as they left Jamaica via the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on day six of the Platinum Jubilee royal tour of the Caribbean on March 24, 2022.
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Duchess Kate, in a green gown by Jenny Packham, walked alongside Lady Patricia Allen, the wife of Jamaica's governor-general, Patrick Allen, at King's House in Kingston, Jamaica, on March 23, 2022.
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Duchess Kate attended a dinner hosted by the Governor General of Jamaica at King's House in Kingston, Jamaica, on March 23, 2022, during her royal tour of the Caribbean with Prince William. She wore a green Jenny Packham gown to which she's pinned the Royal Family Order and GCVO Star, which indicates she's a Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order — the highest rank in a form of chivalry personally granted by the queen. Kate also wore earrings from Queen Elizabeth II's Emerald Tassel Parure.
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Duchess Kate, in a green Jenny Packham gown, and Prince William attended a dinner hosted by the Governor General of Jamaica at King's House in Kingston, Jamaica, on March 23, 2022, during their royal tour of the Caribbean to mark Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee. At the dinner, the Duke of Cambridge gave a speech — hours after Jamaica's prime minister confirmed the country was on a path to drop the queen as head of state and become a republic — in which he addressed some of the controversy surrounding the visit. "I want to express my profound sorrow. Slavery was abhorrent. And it should never have happened," William told the audience, acknowledging Britain's role in the slave trade. "While the pain runs deep, Jamaica continues to forge its future with determination, courage and fortitude," he continued, in part, as reported by People magazine. "The strength and shared sense of purpose of the Jamaican people, represented in your flag and motto, celebrate an invincible spirit."
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Duchess Kate and Prime Minister of Jamaica Andrew Holness watched as Prince William spoke during a dinner hosted by the Governor General of Jamaica at King's House in Kingston, Jamaica, on March 23, 2022, during the couple's royal tour of the Caribbean. In his speech, the Duke of Cambridge shared his "profound sorrow" over Britain's role in slavery. "Slavery was abhorrent," he said, "and it should never have happened."
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Duchess Kate spent time with students during a visit to Shortwood Teachers' College in Kingston, Jamaica, on March 23, 2022, during her royal tour of the Caribbean with Prince William to mark the queen's Platinum Jubilee. The couple's visit has been plagued by controversy. On the same day they landed in Jamaica, which is part of the U.K.'s Commonwealth of nations, protesters called for slavery reparations from the British monarchy as well as a royal apology for Britain's colonial past. Meanwhile, on March 23, media outlets reported that Jamaica, like Barbados did in 2021, is working to sever ties with the monarchy, drop Queen Elizabeth II as head of state and become a republic.
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Prince William and Duchess Kate posed with Prime Minister of Jamaica Andrew Holness and his wife, Juliet, during a meeting at the leader's office in Kingston, Jamaica, on March 23, 2022, amid the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's royal tour of the Caribbean to mark the queen's Platinum Jubilee.
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Prince William chatted with students — including a little girl in a tiara — during a visit to Shortwood Teachers' College in Kingston, Jamaica, on March 23, 2022, during his royal tour of the Caribbean with Duchess Kate to mark the queen's Platinum Jubilee.
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Duchess Kate visited Shortwood Teachers' College in Kingston, Jamaica, on March 23, 2022, during her royal tour of the Caribbean with Prince William to mark the queen's Platinum Jubilee.
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Duchess Kate and Prince William hit drums alongside musicians during a visit to the Trench Town Culture Yard Museum in Kingston, Jamaica, where Bob Marley used to live, on day four of their Platinum Jubilee Royal tour of the Caribbean on March 22, 2022.
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Duchess Kate and Prince William climbed into one of the racing sleighs as they met the Jamaica National bobsleigh team during a visit to Trench Town in Kingston, Jamaica, on March 22, 2022, during their Platinum Jubilee Royal tour of the Caribbean. "What an honour it is to have The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge not only in Jamaica but sitting in one of our history-making bobsleighs! We are thankful for the support and looking forward to once again being the #HottestThingOnIce in the 2026 Winter Olympics!" the Jamaica Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation's Instagram account captioned a selfie snapped with the royal couple that was posted on Instagram.
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Duchess Kate and Prince William posed alongside a statue of Bob Marley during a visit to the Trench Town Culture Yard Museum in Kingston, Jamaica, on March 22, 2022, during their Platinum Jubilee Royal tour of the Caribbean.
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Duchess Kate and Prince William greeted locals through a fence alongside a sports field in Kingston, Jamaica, where they joined some young football players, including the winners of Jamaica's famous Manning Cup, to kick some balls on March 22, 2022, during their Platinum Jubilee Royal tour of the Caribbean.
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Prince William kicked around a ball on a soccer field in Kingston, Jamaica, with young athletes, including the winners of Jamaica's famous Manning Cup, on March 22, 2022, during his Platinum Jubilee Royal tour of the Caribbean with Duchess Kate to mark Queen Elizabeth II's 70 years on the throne.
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Prince William put his arm around wife Duchess Kate in a rare PDA moment as they visited a sports field in Kingston, Jamaica, where they joined some young football players, including the winners of Jamaica's famous Manning Cup, to kick some balls around on March 22, 2022, during their Platinum Jubilee Royal tour of the Caribbean.
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Duchess Kate and Prince William arrived in Trench Town — the birthplace of reggae music — in Kingston, Jamaica, on March 22, 2022, during their royal tour of the Caribbean.
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Duchess Kate, in a yellow Roksanda dress, took a seat in the office of Governor General of Jamaica Sir Patrick Allen at Kings House in Kingston, Jamaica, on March 22, 2022, during a royal tour of the Caribbean to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee.
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Duchess Kate, in a yellow Roksanda dress, and Prince William arrived at Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, Jamaica, on day 3 of their royal tour of the Caribbean on March 22, 2022.
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Prince William and Duchess Kate — wearing a vintage red Yves Saint Laurent jacket she bought while she was in college, according to Daily Express royals correspondent Richard Palmer — got a red carpet farewell as they departed from Belize, which was the first stop on their royal tour of the Caribbean, on March 22, 2022.
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Duchess Kate, in a bold pink dress by The Vampire's Wife, joined husband Prince William at a special reception hosted by the governor general of Belize at the Mayan ruins at Cahal Pech in Belize on March 21, 2022, in celebration of Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee during the couple's royal tour of the Caribbean.
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Duchess Kate and Prince William shared a laugh while visiting the British Army Training Support Unit, which delivers tropical environment training to troops from the U.K. and international partners, in Belize on March 21, 2022, during their royal tour of the Caribbean to mark Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee.
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Duchess Kate and Prince William visited Caracol — an iconic ancient Mayan archaeological site deep in the jungle in the Chiquibul Forest of Belize — on March 21, 2022, during day 3 of their Caribbean royal tour to mark Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee.
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Duchess Kate and Prince William visited Caracol — an iconic ancient Mayan archaeological site deep in the jungle in the Chiquibul Forest of Belize — on March 21, 2022, during day 3 of their Caribbean royal tour to mark Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee.
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Duchess Kate and Prince William visited Caracol — an iconic ancient Mayan archaeological site deep in the jungle in the Chiquibul Forest of Belize — during day 3, March 21, 2022, of their Caribbean royal tour to mark Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee.
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Duchess Kate and Prince William visited Caracol — an iconic ancient Mayan archaeological site deep in the jungle in the Chiquibul Forest that was once the hub of life in the foothills of the Maya Mountains and is believed to have been occupied as early as 1200 BC — while in Belize on March 21, 2022, during their royal tour of the Caribbean to mark Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee.
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Duchess Kate shook a pair of maracas during a visit to Hopkins, Belize, on March 20, 2022, during a royal tour of the Caribbean in honor of Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee.
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Prince William showed off his dance moves during a traditional Garifuna festival in Hopkins, Belize, on the second day of his royal tour of the Caribbean with wife Duchess Kate on March 20, 2022. Laura Cacho, who danced with the Duke of Cambridge, told royal reporter Robert Jobson, "That was so exciting. It was fun he was a good dancer and I told him he got the Garifuna culture in him. He did the punta dance better than me. He shook his waist to the music. He had beautiful rhythm."
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Prince William and Duchess Kate visited Belize on March 20, 2022, where they experienced some of the food of the Garifuna culture during their royal tour of the Caribbean.
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Duchess Kate looked lovingly at husband Prince William as they arrived in the village of Hopkins in Belize on March 20, 2022, during their royal tour of the Caribbean in honor of Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee.
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Duchess Kate and Prince William danced with local Laura Cacho during a Garifuna festival in Hopkins, Belize, on the second day of their royal tour of the Caribbean on March 20, 2022.
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Duchess Kate — who wore a blue patterned smocked dress by Tory Burch and Stuart Weitzman espadrille wedges — ground cacao nibs as husband Prince William watched during a visit to the Che'il Mayan Chocolate Factory farm in Indian Creek, Belize, on March 20, 2022, on the second day of their royal tour of the Caribbean in honor of the queen's Platinum Jubilee.
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Duchess Kate flashed a smile as she arrived in Hopkins, Belize, on March 20, 2022, during a royal tour of the Caribbean in honor of Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee.
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Duchess Kate, wearing a blue lace Jenny Packham dress, arrived at the Philip S.W. Goldson International Airport in Belize City, Belize, on March 19, 2022, to kick off a royal tour of the Caribbean on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II to celebrate the monarch's Platinum Jubilee.
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Duchess Kate and Prince William stepped off of their Royal Air Force plane at the Philip S.W. Goldson International Airport in Belize City, Belize, on March 19, 2022, as they kick off a royal tour of the Caribbean on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II to celebrate the monarch's Platinum Jubilee.
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Prince William and Duchess Kate posed with the prime minister of Belize, Johnny Briceño, and his wife, Rossana, on the first day of their royal tour of the Caribbean on March 19, 2022.
