LOOK INTO YOUR EYES
Yesterday, his wife arrived in Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland. Prince William During their visit with him, a woman from the town shook his hand and looked into his eyes with a new Kate, Princess of WalesHe protested.
TALKING WITH THOSE WAITING FOR IT
Inheriting one of the most important titles of Charles, who became king after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, William and Kate, Prince and Princess of Wales, paid a visit to Belfast yesterday. Kate and William, who also visited various charities, also had short conversations with the public, who gathered to see them, as usual. In one of these, Catherine, Princess of Wales, as her new official name, heard unexpected words from a Belfast woman.
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‘NICE TO MEET YOU BUT…’
Kate shook hands with a woman in a green coat, who was on the front lines during this meeting, which she usually held with women and children. On the one hand, the woman who shook Kate’s hand for a long time and on the other hand, watching those moments with her mobile phone, made some unexpected words. “It’s nice to meet you. But it would be better if you were in England, in your own country. Ireland belongs to the Irish,” she said to Kate, who was smiling to herself. Kate, Princess of Wales, nevertheless continued to smile. Without reacting to the woman, she held out her hand to another person who wanted to shake hands with her.
A video showing those moments started circulating on social media yesterday. The words of the woman in the green coat also received a reaction from many users. One user commented, “It would be better if this disrespectful lady stayed at home instead of wasting her time waiting for someone she doesn’t like.” “Everyone else welcomed Kate and William with open arms,” wrote another.
THEY HAVE A DIFFERENT TITLE
By the way, let us remind you that Kate and William hold the titles of Baron and Baroness Carrickfergus in Northern Ireland, among many other titles. This title was given to them by Queen Elizabeth II in 2011 when they got married.
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TWO DIFFERENT OPINIONS
There have been serious problems for many years between Northern Ireland and England, where this reaction against Kate took place. This period, called The Troubles and defined as the Northern Ireland Problem in our country, started in the 1960s and lasted until the 1998 Belfast agreement. But after that, it cannot be said that it is completely finished. The most fundamental issues were the constitutional situation of Northern Ireland and the relations between the two main communities. Unionists and loyalists, mostly from the Protestant community, generally wanted Northern Ireland to remain part of the United Kingdom.
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THE CONFLICT IS NOT FULLY FINISHED
On the other hand, Irish nationalists and republicans, mostly from the Catholic community, wanted to leave the United Kingdom and join a united Ireland. While those in the first group generally see themselves as British, those in the second group generally see themselves as Irish. The Irish Republican Army, or the IRA (Irish Republican Army) for short, was a body that advocated Northern Ireland’s independence from the United Kingdom and was founded in 1969. At first, independence was only possible with the armed forces. Arguing that it is possible with struggle, the organization declared that they would continue their struggle only in the political arena and put an end to the acts of violence in 2005. However, the R-IRA, which left the IRA, declared on 9 March 2009 that it would “continue the struggle” by shooting 2 British soldiers.
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SUCCESSFUL PROTESTS IN THE Caribbean
Prince William and his wife, Kate Middleton, faced intense reactions during their Caribbean tour last summer. Even the program of their visit to Belize, the first stop of this tour, organized as part of the celebrations of the 70th anniversary of the Queen’s accession, was changed because of this. Their visit to a cocoa farm in a village in Belize was canceled after an unexpected protest. Residents of the village called Indiana Creek, where the couple will be visiting, expressed that they did not want them, with banners that read “Prince William leave our land” at that demonstration. Despite this, William and Kate moved to Belize, a Central American country. Instead of the village where they were protesting, they visited a cocoa plantation in another village in the town of Hopkins. However, the couple, who were welcomed with an official ceremony, did not go unnoticed after getting off the plane.
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THE PEOPLE EXPECTED AN APPOINTMENT
But the reaction towards the couple, or rather the family they belonged to, did not end there. In Jamaica, another stop of the trip, the reactions were more intense. Before the arrival of William and Kate in the country, a large crowd raised their voices with banners in their hands. The people stated that they were exploited by England for years and demanded at least an apology from them. Although this was not fully realized, Prince William expressed deep sorrow for “England’s involvement in the slave trade.”
‘SLAVERY CRIME IS A BLACK STAMP OF OUR HISTORY’
In his speech, the prince said that “slavery is disgusting and should never have happened”. Prince William continued: “I agree with the view my father expressed in his speech in Barbados last year that “the crime of slavery is an indelible stain on our history.” I want to say that I am sorry about this. He added that although he goes deep, he hopes that the people of Jamaica will draw a new future for themselves with great courage and determination.
A SECTION OF THE PUBLIC REACTED: This trip of the couple was also criticized by some journalists and royal experts in England. Arguing that Kate and William were flying “within the storm”, these people stated that they were uncomfortable with the fence going to the Caribbean on purpose, where they were not wanted. A part of the public reacted by saying that “the cost of this flamboyant trip was covered by our taxes”.
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