Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Ralph Gonsalves is interviewed on his views of the Coronation of King Charles III and having a British monarch.

Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines calls on Rishi Sunak to support slavery reparations; Part 1 of 2 ENGLAND: INT Ralph Gonsalves (Prime Minister, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) interview SOT - (On the Coronation experience) An attempt to draw out goodness from people through song and readings, a good linkage of traditional and modern Q: DID CORONATION MAKE YOU MORE NOSTALGIC OR MORE DETERMINED TO MOVE TO NEW TRADITION - Was not receptive to incantation parts of ceremony Q: THE INCANTATION TO THE KING WAS A NO - We do not swear anymore on oath to his Majesty, we swear allegiance to the people of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines / I would like to see very much a severing of this link with the British monarch; I cannot accept that someone who's born in the United Kingdom, grows up in the UK, lives there can be our King Q: WOULD YOU GO AS FAR AS SAYING YOU NOW RESENT IT - Resentment can lead you easily to a journey of hatred / the truth is as an individual I have appreciation for King Charles / similarly, I'm a proponent of reparations for native genocide and the enslavement of African bodies, and he is in favour of constructive conversation.