Barbados cuts ties with Queen to become republic

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At the stroke of midnight, the Caribbean nation of Barbados became the world’s newest republic.

Swearing in their first President, Dame Sandra Mason, in front of an audience that included Prince Charles and Barbadian royalty, Rihanna, the celebrations went on into the early hours.

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