Britain's Prince Charles to visit Barbados to mark republic's birth


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  • Friday, 05 Nov 2021

Britain's Prince Charles looks on during a visit to view two alternative fuel green trains at Glasgow Central Station, as part of Network Rail's 'Green Trains @ COP26' event, in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain November 5, 2021. Jane Barlow/Pool via REUTERS

LONDON (Reuters) - Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, will travel to Barbados to mark the Caribbean island's transition to a republic which entails the removal of Queen Elizabeth as head of state.

A former colony that gained independence in 1966, Barbados wants to remove Queen Elizabeth, Charles's mother, as its head of state and become a republic.

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