Saying it was where Prince William proposed to Kate Middleton and where the Queen learned that she had acceded the throne, they argued they were suffering ongoing hardship due to “ losing such precious land to profit-hungry corporations ”.... Claiming their “ colonial past ” was also the Duke’s, the petitioners said: “ Where we inherited the pain, you inherited the profit.” The Duke has not yet responded directly to the petition.... We regret that these historic abuses took place, and that the

Before Elizabeth could make it to Lake Victoria, word came that her father, King George VI, had died.... Today, he and his descendants who live there survive off of a half-dozen cows and some maize crops.It is no comparison to what he knew as a child." We could take cows anywhere.... Otherwise we would have kept a lot of cows and grown coffee." Reporting by Aaron Ross; Additional reporting by Michael Holden in London; Editing by Alison WilliamsOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principle

We set aside resources for this purpose.... But we should also look to the future: our modern partnership with Kenya is broad, deep and immensely valued, ” stated the response. Recommended Kenya petitions royal family for reparations over colonial atrocities as government declines meeting Mr Chepkwony was dissatisfied with this.... “ The Mau Mau is a totally different tribe and from a totally different geography....

But this is also your colonial past and, where we inherited the pain, you inherited the profit, ” it continues.... Which is why we are now appealing to you.” The letter was sent to Prince William by the legal representatives of the Kenyan victims on Wednesday, while the group was in London meeting with MPs and civil society.... There has been no fruitful engagement with ministers since then.“ We do not want this to become a bitter dispute – we just want the wrongs committed against us to be re