King Charles will not shy away from slavery issue during Caribbean tour, Buckingham Palace says
- King Charles III will tour the Caribbean from October 27 to November 4, visiting the Bahamas, Guyana, and Antigua and Barbuda. Buckingham Palace officials stated the monarch will not "shy away from the 'darkest days of our past'" during the trip.
- Growing demands for reparations from Caribbean and African nations have placed the legacy of the transatlantic slave trade at the forefront of Commonwealth relations. Britain is responsible for transporting an estimated 3.2 million people into slavery between the 15th and 19th centuries.
- The British government maintains the slave trade was abhorrent but has ruled out paying financial reparations. Palace officials said the colonial legacy is "important" but "primarily matters for governments to address."
- Reparations are expected to be a key topic at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting , held in Antigua and Barbuda from November 1 to 4. Caribbean leaders continue pressing for progress.
- Several Caribbean nations, including the Bahamas, have indicated desires to follow Barbados in becoming republics. Despite this, the King remains head of state in the Bahamas and Antigua and Barbuda, fulfilling a largely ceremonial role.
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No apology but King Charles will not shy away from slavery issue during Caribbean tour, Buckingham Palace says
King Charles will not shy away from Britain’s involvement in the transatlantic slave trade when he tours the Caribbean later this month, but will not formally apologise for “the darkest days of our past”, Buckingham Palace said on Friday. Charles and his wife Queen Camilla will visit the Bahamas and Guyana, before heading to Antigua […]
King Charles to acknowledge ‘darkest days’ of colonial rule on Caribbean tour
King Charles will acknowledge the “darkest days” of colonial rule and slavery while touring Caribbean countries on a visit beginning this month, a Buckingham Palace spokesman said on Friday. The king will first visit the Bahamas and Guyana alone, followed by a trip to Antigua and Barbuda with Queen Camilla, where Charles will give a speech at a meeting of Commonwealth heads of government, the palace said. Charles, 77, who is still receiving trea…
King Charles III, expected from October 27 to November 4 in the Caribbean region by a delicate tour in various Commonwealth countries, does not intend to "elude" the theme of colonialism and slave trade linked to the darker memories of the late Br... (ANSA)
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