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King Charles' Caribbean Tour: Dance Celebrations Amidst Growing Calls for Slavery Reparations

King Charles' Caribbean Tour: Dance Celebrations Amidst Growing Calls for Slavery Reparations

King Charles dances in the Bahamas as calls for slavery reparations grow louder
King Charles dances in the Bahamas as calls for slavery reparations grow louder

The King joined a cheerful street parade but calls for reparations for Britain’s role in the transatlantic slave trade overshadow the start of his Caribbean tour.

King Charles dances in the Bahamas as calls for slavery reparations grow louder
King Charles dances in the Bahamas as calls for slavery reparations grow louder

The King joined a cheerful street parade but calls for reparations for Britain’s role in the transatlantic slave trade overshadow the start of his Caribbean tour.

King faces calls for apology, slavery reparations in Caribbean
King faces calls for apology, slavery reparations in Caribbean

King Charles III faces renewed calls for a slavery apology and reparations on a visit to the Caribbean, as protesters demand: "Pay us what you owe us."

King Charles faces calls for apology, slavery reparations on Caribbean tour
King Charles faces calls for apology, slavery reparations on Caribbean tour

The visit marks King Charles' first official trip to the Bahamas as king, during which the government closed all public schools on the island of New Providence to welcome him.

Watch: King dances in the streets of the Bahamas capital
Watch: King dances in the streets of the Bahamas capital

The monarch is in the Bahamas as part of a tour of the Caribbean during which he addressed the "great suffering of the past".

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