The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s biographer has criticised the “photo moments” created during Prince William and Kate’s Caribbean tour, suggesting they need more diversity on their team.

       Omid Scobie, co-author of Finding Freedom, referred to tightly cropped images of the couple greeting fans through a wire fence in Trench Town, Jamaica.

       The edited photographs prompted angry commentary on social media, coming amid protests about slavery and demands for reparations by demonstrators at the British High Commission in Kingston.

       The fence surrounded a football field where the Duke enjoyed a kickabout with Raheem Sterling, the England striker, who also greeted fans through the barrier. Moments later, the royal couple met fans out on the street.

       Jack Monroe, the British activist, published the cropped picture alongside an image of the Duke of Sussex holding the hands of people he was meeting on a previous visit.

       The post was deleted after causing a Twitter storm.

       Mr Scobie wrote on Wednesday:

       He added:

       Others wading into the debate included Al Murray, the comedian, who tweeted:

       Sharmaine Lovegrove, a publisher at inclusive Dialogue Books, posted one of the pictures on Twitter, adding: