King Charles III to Address Slave Trade at 56-Nation Summit in Antigua
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Updated · BBC.com · Oct 31
King Charles III to Address Slave Trade at 56-Nation Summit in Antigua
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Oct 31
Summary
Tuesday’s CHOGM speech in Antigua will see King Charles address the transatlantic slave trade with “unflinching honesty” and “sincere sorrow,” Buckingham Palace said.
Buckingham Palace said the speech was not changed after Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Friday he was open to a formal UK apology, while stressing policy on apologies or reparations is for the government.
Britain has never formally apologized for slavery or offered reparations, making the King’s remarks a sensitive intervention as Caribbean leaders press debates over colonial legacy.
The Antigua stop closes a 9-day Caribbean tour in which Charles has already referenced past suffering in the Bahamas and visited a slave rebellion site in Guyana.