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King Charles III has said at the official opening of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Antigua and Barbuda that the transatlantic slave trade fills him with “horror” and “the most profound personal sorrow”.
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trade → say → horror
The British monarch said on Tuesday that the slave trade “still casts a shadow over these [Caribbean] islands and other members of our Commonwealth”, and that the Royal Navy had played “a leading role” in ending it.
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UK → say → slavery
Caribbean tour: Will he discuss slavery reparations?
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he → discuss → reparations
- list 3 of 3King Charles on Caribbean tour as calls grow for slavery reparations
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calls → grow → reparations
We cannot change the actions of those who came before us,” Charles said.
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Charles → change → us
“We can, however, learn from the past.”
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We → learn → past
The king said he was seeking ways to address the wrongs by improving access to education, investing in jobs, encouraging trade among Commonwealth countries and pushing for climate resilience.
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he → say → resilience
He ended the speech short of the apology that many Caribbean and African countries had hoped for.
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countries → end → that
He offered no measures to address the economic and social damage of slavery.
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He → offer → slavery
Buckingham Palace had said the king would not issue a formal apology for slavery during his Caribbean tour, which also took him to the Bahamas and Guyana.
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which → say → Bahamas
Guyanese President Mohamed Irfaan Ali said in an interview that an apology should be the king’s next step.
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apology → say → interview
The dispute surfaced at the last Commonwealth summit in Samoa in 2024, when leaders called for discussions about reparations despite opposition from then-British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
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leaders → surface → Starmer
Last week, current British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the UK was open to a formal apology, while ruling out financial reparations.
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UK → say → reparations
Burnham, writing in The Guardian, said he wanted “to express my sorrow and regret for the pain and suffering of so many millions of people”.
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he → write → people
He also proposed leading a programme of debt restructuring to help the Commonwealth’s poorest countries.
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He → propose → countries
Ahead of Charles’s speech on Tuesday, a small group of protesters outside the venue held signs reading “Acknowledge the wrong.
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group → hold → wrong
“Technically, we’re free, but mentally a lot of us aren’t,” said Shana Michelle, from Antigua.
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Michelle → ’re → Antigua
“You have to apologise, yes.
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You → have → ?
That is where we start with the repair.”
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we → start → repair
Leaders, including Burnham, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, were among those in attendance on Tuesday.
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Leaders → include → Tuesday
The Commonwealth has 56 member nations.
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Commonwealth → have → nations
Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne said, “No nation should be forced to mortgage its future simply to survive its present.”
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nation → say → present
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