Second MM divorce from Royals add Mia Mottley’s BIMXIT
Barbados Prime Minister, Mia Mottley. Photo by George Alleyne
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Caribbean Life, MAR. 26-APR. 1, 2021 11
Come November, the United
Kingdom can add another
coinage to its lexicon of terms
representing divorces from
Britain.
Already facing a reckoning
from Brexit, their split from
the European Union, and Megxit,
the word coined to describe
Meghan Markle’s departure
from executing royal duties and
her moving from England —
Bimxit could well emerge the
term befitting CARICOM member
nation Barbados and its
decision to remove the queen as
head of their island nation.
Citizens of the Caribbean
island often referred to as Bimshire
decided last year that on
this year’s anniversary of independence
they intend to fully
discard with the tradition of a
colonial monarch controlling
their destiny.
Prime Minister Mia Mottley
said, “Barbados will take
the next logical step toward
full sovereignty and become a
Republic by the time we celebrate
our 55th Anniversary of
Independence.”
The announcement by the
Caribbean’s MM was not buoyed
by any particular royal rebuke
or reason of resentment but
a fulfilment of a sought-after
quest to obtaining self-determination.
“This is the ultimate statement
of confidence in who we
are and what we are capable of
achieving,” MM said.
Simply stated she emphasized
that the island also known
as “Little England” wants a Barbadian
head of state.
“The time has come to fully
leave our colonial past behind.”
Barbados is not the first
former colony in the region
to remove the queen as head
of state. Guyana decided to
sever ties with the royal ruler
in 1970.
The trailblazing decision
became effective just four years
after they gained independence.
A mere six years later, the twin
islands of Trinidad & Tobago
adopted the idea and Dominica
followed suit in 1978.
All three nations opted to
continue as members of the
Commonwealth nations.
Since the 1970s the Brits
have maintained temperate
calm within the commonwealth
community.
However, in 1992 the East
African nation of Mauritius
cited what could be perceived
to be irreconcilable differences.
They too became a Republic.
In 2016, the term Brexit simplified
Britain’s split from the
European Union.
Since then, the media has
sensationalized high profile
divorces meshing identifying
names with an abbreviated
form of the word exit.
MM, The Duchess of Sussex
and America-born wife of
Prince Harry, the grandson
of Queen Elizabeth II became
fodder for British media when
she decided to exit her palatial
home two years ago to reside in
Canada and later in California.
Megxit proved the choice
description for her decision and
was further amplified when she
decided to step away from the
senior role she was expected to
execute in order to maintain a
royal title.
The term seemed to define a
separation from British mores,
to some a severance of ties to
duty but to others the declining
reliance on British domination
and also a summation of the
diminishing role of one of the
world’s oldest monarchy in 21st
century.
In November, MM, Bimshire’s
first female leader will
add to that declining equation
for a royal reckoning.
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