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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will visit stunning ancient Maya ruins deep in the heartland of Belize as their tour of the Caribbean continues.

This special reception will be held in celebration of the Queen’s Platinum and William will give a speech. William and Kate will be given a tour of the site and have the chance to take in Caana, or sky palace, which remains the tallest man-made structure in Belize. William was beginning a gap year before university at the time and while in the jungle, the then 18-year-old duke learned his A level results.

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Locals are also in a land dispute with a conservation group supported by the royal family. Afterward they are due in Hopkins village, a traditional Garifuna community. Others said they would not be paying much attention.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attended a Garifuna cultural festival in Belize, recognising one of the oldest cultural groups in the Americas through ...

The music is defined by its percussion, use of drums and enthusiastic singing. The Garifuna culture is defined by its music and food. They took the culture from me, and I didn’t need to teach them.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge also indulged their love of chocolate as they explored the Caribbean country.

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Prince William and Duchess Kate arrived in Belize on Saturday, March 19, to celebrate Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee — see photos.

“Throughout the tour, The Duke and Duchess will meet a wide variety of people from each country, including children, young people and families, frontline workers, service personnel, leaders from government, business and the charity sector as well as inspiring conservationists, and the early years workforce,” a Sunday post on the royal family’s official Instagram account read. After their warm welcome on Saturday, the twosome have a packed scheduled to see the sights on Sunday, March 20. “Arriving in Belize, the first stop of our Caribbean tour!

Prince William and Kate are scheduled to visit the Realms of Belize, Jamaica and The Bahamas on behalf of the Queen.

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Demonstrators highlighted an ongoing dispute over land between residents and a charity of which William is patron, Flora and Fauna International. There were also concerns about the royal helicopter landing on a local football pitch. The Duke of Cambridge inspected a guard of honour by the Belize Defence Force at the airport as the couple began their trip. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have arrived in Belize at the start of their Platinum Jubilee tour.

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“The royal family is pragmatic,” he said. In a statement, Kensington Palace confirmed the schedule would be changed because of “sensitive issues” involving the Indian Creek community. The couple are due to stay in Belize, formerly British Honduras, until Tuesday morning. “I believe it’s a wonderful opportunity for them to appreciate the country’s multiculturalism, natural attractions, and to enjoy our culinary practices,” said Joseline Ramirez, a manager in the Cayo district of western Belize. Without directly addressing the dispute, FFI said it bought the land to benefit the area’s ecological integrity, resident communities and Belize as a whole, and pledged to maintain “open and continuous dialogue” with the local community. Three miniature cannons fired a salute to the couple as their plane landed in Belize City before a military band played the national anthems of Belize and Britain at a welcoming ceremony that kept the media throng at a distance.

Prince William and his wife Kate were due to visit a chocolate business in Belize on Sunday a day after arriving in the country for a weeklong Caribbean ...

Afterward they are due in Hopkins village, a traditional Garifuna community. Locals are also in a land dispute with a conservation group supported by the royal family. An event for the couple initially planned for Sunday morning in the southern village of Indian Creek was canceled after a few dozen residents staged a protest on Friday. Villagers said they were upset that the royal couple's helicopter was given permission to land on a local soccer field without prior consultation.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited a cacao farm on the second day of their eight-day tour of the Caribbean to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee and ...

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were in chocoholic heaven sampling products made in a Belize cocoa farm – but had to work for their sweet treats.

Mamma G, also known Joan Gloria, pastor of National Garifuna Council, helped provide the dancing children, and said: “We welcome them both. “He shook his waist to the music. UNESCO declared Garifuna language, dance and music in Belize to be a “Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity” in 2001. We welcome everybody. He had beautiful rhythm. “It was fun he was a good dancer and I told him he got the Garifuna culture in him.

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Mamma G, also known Joan Gloria, pastor of National Garifuna Council, helped provide the dancing children, and said: "We welcome them both. Love the royals? We welcome everybody. "He shook his waist to the music. He had beautiful rhythm. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge wowed delighted crowds with their dance moves as they were welcomed to a village in Belize today.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge also indulged their love of chocolate as they explored the Caribbean country.

It’s my kind of thing.”The couple’s eyes lit up when they saw chocolate fountains, dipping tortilla chips into the brown sticky liquid, and they tried hot chocolate made from organic products with Kate confessing: “I think our children will be very jealous.”William at work at the chocolate farm (Paul Edwards/The Sun/PA)The Saqui family are from Belize’s Maya community where the cocoa bean is revered and has been an integral part of their culture for thousands of years.It was served to royalty in centuries past and at one point was worth more than gold to the Maya people who still serve it to special guests.The couple began their tour of the chocolate production at the firm’s 10-acre farm, one of a number of plots they cultivate, and were shown the cocoa trees laden with fruit, with Kate asking Narcisio Saqui, brother of Julio: “Do you harvest them all year round?”Narcisio took the couple out of the blistering sun and sat them down under a marquee and told them about the anti-oxidants and other important properties of cocoa and the duke exclaimed: “Are you saying chocolate is good for us?”Speaking about the importance of the bean, he added: “It became currency in those days and was traded as cash, worth more than gold.”When he took a club and broke open a cocoa pod, filled with white gooey seeds which need to be fermented, dried, roasted and ground to make chocolate, William looked surprised and said: “That’s not what I expected at all.”Watch the stories that matter, right from your inboxThanks, your email has been added to our newsletter.Thanks, your email has been added to our newsletter.Mariupol art school used as bomb shelter destroyed in Russian attack, officials say It was a pleasure for me.“Kate was excellent as well and definitely has Garifuna culture in her.”The couple’s introduction to local culture also saw them offered plantain coconut broth, Hudutu, and a sweet sava porridge called Sahau with Belizian celebrity chef Sean Kuylen.At the nearby Che ‘il chocolate farm shop Kate tried her hand at grinding nibs, broken-up cocoa beans, back-breaking work traditionally performed by the women in rural communities.The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visiting a chocolate farm (Paul Edwards/The Sun/PA)As William watched, he quipped “That’s the way you burn off calories before (you) eat the chocolate.”Later when he tried pounding away with a mortar and pestle made from volcanic rock his wife said: “The smell of the chocolate is amazing.”The duke even joked about giving up his day job as a working royal, asking Julio Saqui, owner of the family-run chocolate firm: “Do you take apprentices?“Can I come and work for you? Kate was first to move to the beat when the couple were treated to a welcome dance as they toured a village and was soon followed by a shimmying William.Local organiser Laura Cacho, 57, who danced with the future king, said about the couple: “They were shaking their waists like nobody’s business.”Earlier, the Cambridges were in chocoholic heaven sampling products made at the Che ‘il cocoa farm in Maya Centre village – but had to work for their sweet treats grinding chocolate nibs.The tour of the farm was a hastily organised replacement event after residents from another village protested when they learnt about a proposed royal trip to their local family-run cocoa producer.They cited a range of issues including objecting to the landing site of the Cambridges’ helicopter.The duchess, who wore a blue summer dress, was the first on the makeshift dancefloor, joining nine local school children at the Garifuna Cultural Centre in the picturesque beach-front village of Hopkins.He shook his waist to the music.

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The duke and duchess were rewarded with a taste of the products at the family-run cocoa farm in the village of Maya Center in southern Belize, ...

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge also indulged their love of chocolate as they explored the Caribbean country.

She said afterwards: “He shook his waist to the music. He had beautiful rhythm. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge danced “like nobody’s business” to the delight of Belize crowds and indulged their love of chocolate as they explored the Caribbean country.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge also indulged their love of chocolate as they explored the Caribbean country.

She said afterwards: “He shook his waist to the music. The couple began their tour of the chocolate production at the firm’s 10-acre farm, one of a number of plots they cultivate, and were shown the cocoa trees laden with fruit, with Kate asking Narcisio Saqui, brother of Julio: “Do you harvest them all year round?” He had beautiful rhythm.

he Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will visit stunning ancient Maya ruins deep in the heartland of Belize as their tour of the Caribbean continues.

This special reception will be held in celebration of the Queen’s Platinum and William will give a speech. William and Kate will be given a tour of the site and have the chance to take in Caana, or sky palace, which remains the tallest man-made structure in Belize. William was beginning a gap year before university at the time and while in the jungle, the then 18-year-old duke learned his A level results.

Villagers in Indian Creek protested the royal couple's visit, forcing it to be scrapped.

The visit to Akte ‘il Ha farm will be replaced with a similar visit that will see the couple tour a chocolate producer on Sunday and later travel to the cultural centre of the Garifuna community in Hopkins. The Akte ‘il Ha cacao farm in Indian Creek village was set to be Prince William and Kate Middleton’s first full-day engagement in Belize, but villagers staged a protest on Friday opposing the visit. A spokesperson for Kensington Palace confirmed that the visit was “moved to a different location” as a result of the “sensitive issues involving the community in Indian Creek”.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge touched down in Belize for their Caribbean tour, with Kate Middleton wearing a blue Jenny Packham dress to step off the ...

The look is the first of many sartorial statements expected from Kate in the coming week. (Both the stones and the designs were chosen to match Diana’s sapphire engagement ring, which would, of course, one day become Kate’s.) The Duchess of Cambridge has been known to throw fashion curveballs while undertaking royal tours overseas, trading her floral Emilia Wickstead frocks and prim Catherine Walker coats for more relaxed pieces by local designers – with a few high-fashion moments thrown in for good measure.

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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge also shared a glimpse of their trip.

Earlier, they arrived in Belize on Saturday and held meeting with Prime Minister Johnny Briceno and his wife at the Laing Building. They posted the adorable photos with caption, “Arriving in Belize, the first stop of our Caribbean tour!”. Prince William and Kate Middleton posted their first message after they arrived in Belize on Saturday as the royal couple began their tour of the Caribbean on behalf of the Queen to mark her Platinum Jubilee.

Prince William and Kate Middleton have arrived in Belize for the start of their eight-day royal tour, despite protestors forcing them to change plans.

The couple put on a united front, after their tour was halted by protesters. Kate, 40, wore a gorgeous blue dress with matching heels and bag to accessorise. Prince William and Kate Middleton have arrived in Belize for the start of their eight-day royal tour, putting behind them the “colonialism” row that forced them to change their plans.

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It will be replaced with a similar visit that will see the couple tour a chocolate producer on Sunday and later travel to the cultural centre of the Garifuna community in Hopkins. William and Kate spent around an hour chatting with Prime Minister Johnny Briceno and his wife Rossana after arriving on Saturday for the start of an eight-day trip to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. The Prime Minister and his wife then invited Kate and William to sit in a lounge area in his office building which overlooks the ocean.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will visit stunning ancient Maya ruins deep in the heartland of Belize as their tour of the Caribbean continues.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will visit stunning ancient Maya ruins deep in the heartland of Belize as their tour of the Caribbean continues. William and Kate will be given a tour of the site and have the chance to take in Caana, or sky palace, which remains the tallest man-made structure in Belize. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge