"As your constitutional status changes, it was important to me that I should join you to reaffirm those things which do not change. For example, the close and trusted partnership between Barbados and the United Kingdom as vital members of the Commonwealth; our common determination to defend the values we both cherish and to pursue the goals we share; and the myriad connections between the people of our countries - through which flow admiration and affection, cooperation, and opportunity - strengthening and enriching us all", Prince Charles will say as per Sky News.
Lack of Communication With the Public and Impact on Other Countries
Guy Hewitt, who served as the nation's high commissioner to the United Kingdom between 2014 and 2018, said the government should have included the public in the process.
"What we are dealing with now is just the ceremonial, cosmetic changes and I feel that if we were really going to republic, it should have been a meaningful journey, where the people of Barbados were engaged in the entire process of conceptualisation to actually bringing it to fruition", Mr Hewitt said.
"The process was so badly managed, the government made a decision on the type of republic that we were going to become, without asking me the voter, me the citizen, what form of republic do you want?", he said.
Experts say that the country's transition to a republic will likely affect other Commonwealth realms, including Australia, Canada, and Jamaica, where the debate about ending the association with the British crown has been going on for quite a while.