Overview
- Prince William and King Charles celebrated the contribution of Britain's Caribbean community on the 75th anniversary of the arrival of 1,027 Caribbean people on the Empire Windrush ship in 1948.
- The Empire Windrush arrived in Tilbury Dock near London 75 years ago, carrying over 800 passengers from the Caribbean to new lives in Britain.
- Windrush Day is being marked with community and official events to commemorate the Windrush generation.
- Members of the Windrush generation and their descendants have had a colossal impact on British culture, including in music, art, and literature.
- The Windrush scandal involved Commonwealth immigrants who were denied basic rights in Britain, and the nation is still reckoning with issues of race and belonging.