King Charles III Conveys Deep Sorrow Over Britain's Role in the Slave Trade

11/04/2026

The King told the opening session of the Commonwealth summit in Antigua that slavery was a "monstrous injustice" but stopped short of an apology.

11/03/2026

King Charles III has called the transatlantic slave trade a “shameful chapter of history” during a speech at the official opening of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Antigua

11/03/2026

King Charles III on Tuesday addressed the issue of Britain's historic role in the transatlantic slave trade by admitting that it was a "shameful chapter" in the country's past that "fills his...

11/03/2026

The monarch called Britain’s trafficking of enslaved people from Africa a "shameful chapter of history" at a meeting of Commonwealth heads of government in Antigua.

11/03/2026

King Charles called the transatlantic slave trade "a monstrous injustice" on Tuesday, opening a Commonwealth summit in which UK leader Andy Burnham is holding talks about apologising for Britain’s...