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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge confronted mounting tensions on their tour of the Caribbean in March.
New details about Kate Middleton and Prince William's controversial tour of the Caribbean are being revealed.
According to a palace report on Wednesday, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's time out in March fee the British taxpayer $275,000.
William and Kate's tour of Belize, Jamaica and The Bahamas was the most high-priced tour by the royal household in the latest economic year, which simply came to a close. While the tour was once taken in honor of William's grandmother Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee, the couple encountered mounting tensions in the Caribbean countries the place the Queen remains head of state. The tour saw protests over colonialism and calls for losing the Queen as head of state.

Kate Middleton and Prince William leave The Bahamas on March 26 | CREDIT: GETTY


Last week, William stated in a groundbreaking tackle that he and Kate are gaining knowledge of how the "past weighs heavily on the present" amid the controversy that followed their tour.
The 2nd most high priced foreign go to was once with the aid of Prince Charles, who traveled to Barbados last November at a fee of price $168,00. The inheritor to the throne used to be on hand for Barbados' transition ceremony as they eliminated Queen Elizabeth as head of country and swore in the island country's first president.
The Queen's use of the Royal Train (which she took to Scotland this week) to Cornwall to host G7 political leaders remaining June price $38,400. The file only consists of the journeys costing extra than $18,100.
There were additionally 179 helicopter flights by using individuals of the royal household (totaling $1.1 million) and 24 charter flights (costing $341,000).

Prince William and Kate Middleton in Jamaica on March 24 | CREDIT: KARWAI TANG/WIREIMAGE


It was once also revealed that the royal family undertook extra trips and tours in the past fiscal year than the previous yr due to the easing of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Royal aides recognize that there is a "tension" between the royal family's want to cut carbon emissions and their environmental work — like William's Earthshot Prize and Charles' sustainability and climate manage efforts.
"Travel is an necessary section of contributors of the Royal Family, whether or not it is touring communities or remote places travel at the requests of government. It is phase of the core role of individuals of the Royal Family," a senior royal source says. "We will take gain of some of the matters we have learned at some stage in the pandemic like digital engagements, but there isn't always any replacement for the physical engagements."

Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall | CREDIT: IAN VOGLER-POOL/GETTY


To fight this, the royals are the use of biofuels on the Royal Train. Charles is additionally in the back of efforts to use sustainable aircraft fuel. An aide praises the Royal Air Force as being "brilliant partners" when the royals use the RAF Voyager jet. Every royal flight the Voyager makes from the U.K. will be with sustainable fuel. All tour emissions are also offset — some thing Charles has led the way on.
"There is a war to being an environmental champion with the legitimate travel," the royal aide says. "That is tricky however this is the way he is making an attempt to reconcile it."

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