King Charles warned apology on slavery will shape legacy

Summarised from The Mirror's report · Updated 26 Oct, 12:14 · Archive

King Charles faces calls for an apology and reparations during a Caribbean tour.

King Charles is beginning an eight-day Caribbean tour visiting The Bahamas, Guyana and Antigua and Barbuda to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. He faces mounting pressure from campaigners, politicians and heads of state to apologise for Britain's role in the slave trade and to provide reparations.

Buckingham Palace has made clear that neither an apology nor reparations will be forthcoming. The Government has not advised the King to apologise, and the Foreign Office stated: 'The Government has been clear that it will not pay financial reparations.' Instead, the King's aides say he will use the tour to listen, reflect and acknowledge what he has previously called 'the darkest days of our past'.

The Bahamas National Reparations Committee has warned the King not to arrive 'empty-handed' and is demanding a formal apology for the Crown's links to slavery and colonialism. The Mirror reports that campaigners have warned failure to apologise will be a 'stain upon legacy'.

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• King Charles warned failure to apologise for slavery will be 'stain upon legacy' ahead of Caribbean tourExclusive: The King will travel to The Bahamas, Guyana and Antigua and Barbuda, but has been warned by campaigners that his plan for "reflections" on Britain's shameful past is not enoughThe Mirror · 26 Oct, 11:24

In this story: King Charles · The Bahamas · Guyana · Antigua and Barbuda · Buckingham Palace · The Bahamas National Reparations Committee

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