King Charles III hosts reception to mark 75th anniversary of ‘Windrush’ arrivals
London, UKReuters King Charles III held a reception at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the start of the arrival of the ‘Windrush generation’ of post-war migrants to Britain from the Caribbean. The Empire Windrush ship docked in London in June 1948, bringing the first of hundreds of thousands of people […]
UK’s Prince William thanks “Windrush” generation as memorial unveiled
London, UKReuters Britain’s royals on Wednesday paid tribute to the ‘Windrush generation’ at the unveiling of a statue to commemorate the arrival of post-war migrants from the Caribbean, as the government again apologised for their recent mistreatment. Exactly 74 years ago, the Empire Windrush ship arrived in London, bringing the first of hundreds of thousands […]
Campaigner’s death fuels calls for Britain to speed up ‘Windrush’ compensation
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation The death of a prominent campaigner last week has increased pressure on Britain’s government to speed up compensation payments to thousands of “Windrush generation” Caribbean migrants who were wrongly identified as illegal immigrants. Paulette Wilson, 64, died just weeks after she and other Windrush activists went to parliament to present a […]