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In Commonwealth, queen’s jubilee draws protests and apathy

FILE - The Commonwealth leaders pose for a group photograph with Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, front center right, during the formal opening of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in the ballroom at Buckingham Palace in London, Thursday April 19, 2018. (Yui Mok/Pool via AP, File) FILE - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is escorted by Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, right, after the Queen's arrival at Harare airport on a second visit to the country, Oct. 10, 1991. After seven decades on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II is widely viewed in the U.K. as a rock in turbulent times. But in Britain’s former colonies, many see her as an anchor to an imperial past whose damage still lingers. (AP Photo/Gill Allen, File) FILE - People protest to demand an apology and slavery reparations during a visit to the former British colony by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Kate, in Kingston, Jamaica, Tuesday, March 22, 2022. After seven decades on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II is widely viewed in the U.K. as a rock in turbulent times. But in Britain’s former colonies, many see her as an anchor to an imperial past whose damage still lingers. (AP Photo/Collin Reid, File) FILE - Britain's Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge attend the Commonwealth Service on Commonwealth Day at Westminster Abbey in London, Monday March 14, 2022. When Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge toured the Caribbean earlier this year they hoped to spread good cheer during the Platinum Jubilee celebrating the 70th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign. But the visit didn’t go according to plan. (Daniel Leal/Pool via AP, File) FILE - Barbados' new President Sandra Mason, center right, awards Prince Charles with the Order of Freedom of Barbados, during the presidential inauguration ceremony in Bridgetown, Barbados on Tuesday Nov. 30, 2021. After seven decades on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II is widely viewed in the U.K. as a rock in turbulent times. But in Britain’s former colonies, many see her as an anchor to an imperial past whose damage still lingers. (AP Photo/David McD Crichlow, File) FILE - Britain's Prince Charles, with Ingrid Thompson chief archivist, visits The National Archives in Bridgetown, Barbados Tuesday Nov. 30, 2021, following a ceremony to mark the country's transition to a republic. After seven decades on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II is widely viewed in the U.K. as a rock in turbulent times. But in Britain’s former colonies, many see her as an anchor to an imperial past whose damage still lingers. (Jeff J Mitchell/Pool via AP, File) FILE - A well-wisher with a Union flag waits among others before the arrival of Britain's William and his wife Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, for the opening ceremony of the renovated Commonwealth Street in central Honiara, Solomon Islands, Monday, Sept. 17, 2012. After seven decades on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II is widely viewed in the U.K. as a rock in turbulent times. But in Britain’s former colonies, many see her as an anchor to an imperial past whose damage still lingers. (Daniel Munoz, Pool Photo via AP, File) FILE - A young girl gives Queen Elizabeth II a picture she walks through the crowd at the Great Aussie Barbecue in Perth, Australia, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011. After seven decades on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II is widely viewed in the U.K. as a rock in turbulent times. But in Britain’s former colonies, many see her as an anchor to an imperial past whose damage still lingers. (Michael O'Brien, Pool via AP, FIle) FILE - Wellwishers holding a portrait of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II wait for her arrival in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday March 15, 2006. After seven decades on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II is widely viewed in the U.K. as a rock in turbulent times. But in Britain’s former colonies, many see her as an anchor to an imperial past whose damage still lingers. (AP Photo/Rick Stevens, File) FILE - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II arrives for a church service at St. John's Cathedral, Antigua, Feb. 20, 1966. The Queen is accompanied by the Bishop Knowles, left. After seven decades on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II is widely viewed in the U.K. as a rock in turbulent times. But in Britain’s former colonies, many see her as an anchor to an imperial past whose damage still lingers. (AP Photo, File) FILE - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II walks past Commonwealth flags in St George's Hall at Windsor Castle, England to mark Commonwealth Day in this image that was issued on Saturday March 6, 2021. After seven decades on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II is widely viewed in the U.K. as a rock in turbulent times. But in Britain’s former colonies, many see her as an anchor to an imperial past whose damage still lingers. (Steve Parsons/Pool via AP, File) FILE - A man waves a British union flag and a flag bearing the image of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II ahead of the annual Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey in London, Monday, March 9, 2020. After seven decades on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II is widely viewed in the U.K. as a rock in turbulent times. But in Britain’s former colonies, many see her as an anchor to an imperial past whose damage still lingers. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File) FILE - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, left, greets Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica, and his wife Juliet in the Blue Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace as the Queen hosts a dinner during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, in London, Thursday April 19, 2018. After seven decades on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II is widely viewed in the U.K. as a rock in turbulent times. But in Britain's former colonies, many see her as an anchor to an imperial past whose damage still lingers. (Victoria Jones/Pool Photo via AP, File)