Britain's Queen Elizabeth II shaking hands with Speaker of the House of Assembly Lawson Weekes, at the Barbados Parliament on Thursday, March 9, 1989, as she departs following ceremonies for the 350th anniversary of the Caribbean Island's parliament. Prince Philip at left and Barbados Prime Minister Erskine Sandiford at rear
In September 2020 Barbados announced it would remove Queen Elizabeth as its head of state and become a republic by November 2021
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Location: Bridgetown, Barbados
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