Windrush generation have been ‘profoundly wronged’, admits Prince William

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The Windrush Generation have been “profoundly wronged” and suffered racism in Britain that continues to this day, the Duke of Cambridge has said, as he attended the unveiling of the first national monument in their honour.

The Duke, speaking to an audience including Windrush pioneers and their families in Waterloo Station, gave thanks for the “enormous contribution” of those who travelled from the Caribbean in answer to a “plea” from post-war Britain.

Saying that they had helped make the country what it is today, he acknowledged that they also faced serious challenges that continue to the present.

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