King Charles brands UK slave trade ‘shameful’ after calls for apology and reparations
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“King Charles says 'shameful' transatlantic slave trade 'fills my heart with horror' - but insists 'we cannot change the past' in speech to Commonwealth leaders in Antigua”
The King pointedly avoided any suggestion of a British apology over slavery in his keynote Commonwealth speech today and insisted 'we cannot change the past'.
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‘Transatlantic trade in enslaved persons still casts a shadow over these islands,’ says King after Andy Burnham said he was open to apology
Read at The Independent – UK“King Charles says he has greater understanding of 'horrors' of slavery, falls short of apology”
King Charles III told the heads of 56 Commonwealth countries on Tuesday that he has a greater understanding of the horrors of slavery, calling it a "shameful chapter of history". This comes as Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he was open to the United Kingdom apologising for the transatlantic slave trade.
Read at France 24 English“King says slave trade a 'shameful chapter' that 'fills my heart with horror”
King Charles III was formally opening the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (Chogm) in Antigua and Barbuda.
Read at BBC News – UK“King calls slave trade a 'shameful chapter' during Commonwealth address”
The speech comes after calls for the UK government to issue a formal apology for Britain's historic role in the trade.
Read at BBC News – UK“King Charles addresses summit as campaigners intensify demands for apology for slavery”
The king did not give explicit support for reparations but says he is committed to ‘addressing past wrongs’ King Charles has said that deepening his understanding of the horrors of slavery has made him more determined to address the wrongs of the past, as Caribbean leaders and campaigners intensified demands for an apology and reparations from Britain. “We cannot change the actions of those who came before us,” Charles told leaders at the opening of the Commonwealth summit in Antigua and…
Read at The Guardian – UK“Shameful chapter': King Charles stops short of slavery apology in Commonwealth speech – video”
King Charles addressed country leaders at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth heads of government meeting, calling the transatlantic slave trade a 'shameful chapter of history … that fills my heart with horror and my soul with the most profound personal sorrow'. Speaking in Antigua and Barbuda, the king said the slave trade 'still casts a shadow over these islands and other members of our Commonwealth', but his remarks stopped short of an apology. Charles spoke just days after the British…
Read at The Guardian – UK“Carlos III describe el tráfico de esclavos como un “capítulo vergonzoso” de la historia del Reino Unido”
El primer ministro británico, dispuesto por primera vez a pedir una disculpa formal
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