Barbadians celebrate the birth of a republic and bid farewell to the Queen
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With the stroke of midnight, Barbados cut its last remaining bonds to the British monarchy after nearly 400 years. In a ceremony on Monday evening, Prince Charles acknowledged the "appalling atrocity of slavery" as the nation removed Queen Elizabeth II as head of state and inaugurated its first-ever President.
Official festivities marking the island's historic transition from realm to republic took place in National Heroes Square in the heart of the capital of Bridgetown.
The heir to the British throne had come from London for the occasion and watched as the Royal Standard flag was lowered from the flagpole and the new Presidential Standard raised in its place.
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