News that an impending tour of the Caribbean Commonwealth members is “a bid to persuade them not to follow Barbados in stepping away from having Queen Elizabeth as head of state” confirms that Royal tours are taxpayer-funded self-preservation tours.

Prince William and his wife Catherine will visit Bahamas, Jamaica and Belize - all countries where republican sentiment has been expressed or hinted at following Barbados becoming a republic within the Commonwealth late in 2021. Jamaica is actively working towards change, with Jamaica's Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, stating in December 2021 that there was "no question that Jamaica has to become a republic".

Jamaican Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen also told how the newly-created post of Ministry of Legal and Constitutional Affairs had been tasked with reforming the country's laws and reviewing the constitution, including "the process to shift Jamaica's status as a constitutional monarchy".

The absurdity of the monarchy means that all three countries will have to cover the costs of the Royal tours. Not just the security of the Royals and their entourage, which is reasonable for visiting foreign dignitaries, but all costs - transport, accommodation and public relations. Essentially, taxpayers in these three countries are whacked with the bill for helping the British monarchy preserve itself.