How Charles Faced U.S. Slavery Protest in 1990s Amid William Tour Glitch

Prince Charles was met by protests during a 1990s visit to Los Angeles—just like Prince William and Kate Middleton's current tour of the Caribbean.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge canceled a visit to Indian Creek, in Belize, planned for Sunday, after local protests, including over where they would land their helicopter.

And more demonstrations have been proposed by campaigners calling for reparations for slavery in Jamaica on Tuesday, the next leg of the tour.

However, this is not the first time the royals have been met with protest abroad as Prince Charles discovered on a visit, coincidentally, to Meghan Markle's home city of Los Angeles in November 1994.

A report by Reuters at the time read: "About 50 Black adults held three different demonstrations outside Crenshaw High School.

"One group bore a placard saying 'England brought slaves to America,' while another group held a sign saying 'Windsors kill blacks in Rwanda.'

"'Windsor' is the British royal family's rarely used surname, but the reference to Rwanda was not clear.

"The third group held a blown-up photo of Charles accompanied by a sign saying, 'The Queen does push dope.'"

Charles was in Meghan Markle's home city during the backlash from a bombshell biography by journalist Jonathan Dimbleby, which he had given interviews for.

It was two years after the first reports of his affair with Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall. He and Princess Diana were separated but still married at the time.

The Reuters report read: "A busy day allowed the Prince to put behind him his woes at home where his broken marriage to Princess Diana and the alleged infidelities of both parties have created a scandal that is daily fare for Britain's tabloid press."

The Prince of Wales: A Biography had been serialized in The Sunday Times in October 1994 and described how Charles had been reduced to tears by Prince Philip's barbs.

Dimbleby wrote: "Indeed, he [Philip] often seemed intent not merely on correcting the prince but even mocking him as well, so that he seemed to be foolish and tongue-tied in front of friends as well as family.

"To their distress and embarrassment, the small boy was frequently brought to tears by the banter to which he was subjected and to which he could find no retort."

William and Kate's Caribbean tour was arranged to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee year and started in Belize on Saturday, March 19.

There was also a longer running dispute between the community and conservation charity Flora and Fauna International (FFI), one of Prince William's patronages.

Sebastian Shol, chair of Indian Creek village, told The Daily Mail: "We don't want them to land on our land, that's the message that we want to send.

"They could land anywhere, but not on our land."

Quoted in The Guardian, a Kensington Palace spokesperson said: "We can confirm that due to sensitive issues involving the community in Indian Creek, the visit has been moved to a different location."

The dispute might not be the end of the opposition facing the royals, however, as The Independent quoted from an open letter by a coalition of politicians, business leaders and other figures linking Queen Elizabeth II to slavery.

It read: "We see no reason to celebrate 70 years of the ascension of your grandmother to the British throne because her leadership, and that of her predecessors, has perpetuated the greatest human rights tragedy in the history of humankind."

The newspaper suggested a protest had been planned in Kingston for Tuesday.