The move by the Barbadian government to become a Republic nation and separate itself from the United Kingdom has open up a big dialogue on how much the importance of the British Royalty is for Barbadians, and is the absence of the Royal constitution be significant in their petition for complete autonomy.

Just yesterday, Barbados shot up to the headlines after it was announced that they were to oust Queen Elizabeth II as their head-of-state, seeking more local governance in Barbados. The news brought up several questions on the past, present and future of the British royal institution will look like.

Yet, despite the denouncement of Barbados of Queen Elizabeth II as head-of-state, the royal family’s popularity has never been a problem in Barbados.

It is the exact opposite. The Royal family is still one of the highest searched organization by Barbadians, meaning that despite the wants of the Barbadian people to replace Queen Elizabeth, she is still well-loved and very popular amongst them.

The move by Barbados is not a complete shock to the royal institution, several of Britain’s commonwealth countries have been petitioning for a complete autonomous local government. Numerous of the commonwealth nations in the Caribbean has already sought their freedom from the ‘constitutional monarchy’.

It has been decades since Barbados has expressed its goal to have a Barbadian head-of-state, a Governor-General has been placed in Barbados as the Queen’s representative.

This has also made a domino effect in other commonwealth nations. Jamaica has already expressed their feelings towards the monarchy as well, and the nation is said to have plans to divorce the British monarchy as well.

The British royal family has gathered heavy backlash in the past for their governance over the commonwealth nations, which according to many activists still blatantly represents imperialism. The empire of the British monarchy is spread out around the globe, reaching to Asia and Africa.

Harry and Meghan Markle has expressed their dismay regarding the past of the British royal family and the commonwealth nations, which both have apologized for. The couple is said to be strongly against it despite the royal family not commenting on the allegations of ‘imperialism’.

Barbados’s petition to be a Republic country has threatened the integrity of the British royal family’s hold on their subsidiary nations.

Experts have expressed their doubts about the future of the royal family when Queen Elizabeth II passes away and Prince Charles taking over the crown.