Caribbean Times 46th Issue - Tuesday 29th November 2016

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Tuesday 29th November 2016
Sandals hosts the ‘fun prince’ for a second time
Castries, St Lucia—The staff of
the Sandals Grande St Lucian Spa and
Beach Resort are still basking in the
afterglow of hosting Britain’s Prince
Henry of Wales, better known as Prince
Harry, who spent two days in this idyllic
island, the third stop on a tour of
seven Caribbean nations with strong
historic links to the monarchy.
Prince Harry for the second time
in four years earned the enthusiastic
adulation of Sandals Chairman Gordon
‘Butch’ Stewart who described him as
“the fun prince” and suggested that
he, along with his elder brother Prince
William, “will secure the monarchy for
a long time to come”.
Stewart’s reference was apparently
to the widely held view that the British
monarchy was losing popularity, especially
among young people not tied to
the traditions of Buckingham Palace
and The Queen, his 90-year-old grandmother
in whose honour he is touring
the region.
But at the Sandals St Lucian located
on the Pigeon Island Carriageway,
there was not the slightest hint of royal
skepticism as the electricity generated
by Prince Harry surged across
the sprawling property connecting the
mainland from the fortified pigeon island
that was instrumental in Britain’s
14-time war with the French to secure
the Saint Lucian colony.
After frenzied weeks of security
and other logistical detailing, Prince
Harry arrived at the resort on November
24, 2016 from the docks at Pointe
Seraphine in Port Castries to a royal
welcome from Sandals General Manager
Winston Anderson and his team of
resort executives.
He made a speedy changeover before
being whisked away to the official
residence of the island’s Governor
General, Dame Pearlette Louisy, for a
cocktail held in his honour.
“Prince Harry did not forgo the opportunity
to take part in the renowned
Sandals Resorts International Discovery
Gourmet Dining,” beamed GM Anderson.
“Upon his return to the resort,
the prince and a select group of 13 others
took advantage of the culinary expertise
of Sandals’ chefs in an intimate
setting in the Langara Room. Rave
reviews from the group, including the
prince himself, continue to pour in on
the excellence of both the food and the
service of the Sandals team. He was
thoroughly impressed and most importantly
relaxed,” Anderson added.
Following dinner, it is ‘rumoured’
that the prince and a select few of his
security detail ventured into the resort’s
signature ‘Ole London Pub’ where they
interacted with all present, including a
considerable number of United Kingdom
visitors on resort.
Anderson said that Prince Harry had
chosen Sandals as his point of refuge in
this hectic and spotlight-heavy journey
on behalf of the Royal Family, and it
was “our responsibility and privilege to
not only host him but to ensure that his
security, privacy and all else was taken
care of. He has commended the team
personally and we are exceedingly happy
to have participated in this historic
visit”, the general manager said.
Topping off the prince’s visit and
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