King Charles Rebuffs Demands for Slavery Apology and Reparations Ahead of Caribbean Tour

King Charles will not apologize or offer financial reparations for Britain’s role in the transatlantic slave trade, rebuffing demands from campaigners ahead of his upcoming tour of the Caribbean.

The King will visit the Bahamas, Guyana and Antigua and Barbuda later this month, where reparations activists are seeking an apology and financial compensation from Britain over the slave trade.

Campaigners in the Bahamas have warned Charles not to arrive “empty-handed,” although they are unlikely to get their wish.

The British government has made clear that its opposition to reparations has not changed and that ministers have not advised the King to issue an apology.

“The Government has been clear that it will not pay financial reparations,” a Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office spokesman said.

The government also maintains that Britain has no legal obligation to make reparations for historical acts that were not contrary to international law at the time.

Although Charles has previously expressed “personal sorrow” over the slave trade, Buckingham Palace made clear that this does not amount to support for either an official apology or reparations.

“As far as reparations and apologies go, that is a matter for the Government,” a Palace spokesman said.

“And His Majesty always acts on his Government’s advice.”

BREAKING: The King is not expected to offer an official apology or financial reparations to Commonwealth nations for Britain’s role in the historic transatlantic slave trade.https://t.co/AZ0ZfURpET

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The Palace also highlighted Charles’s work across the Commonwealth, including his support for education programs and young people through The King’s Trust.

Britain says its relationship with Commonwealth countries will remain focused on present-day cooperation, including investment, trade and economic development.

Charles will visit Guyana before Queen Camilla joins him in Antigua and Barbuda for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.

The gathering is expected to concentrate on trade, investment and opportunities for women and young people.

The Guyana portion of the tour will also promote opportunities for British businesses in the country, which has emerged as Britain’s largest trading partner in the Commonwealth Caribbean.

Buckingham Palace has indicated that Charles is prepared to discuss the history of slavery during the tour.

However, what he will not be doing is giving campaigners an apology and a reparations payout.

The tour follows recent allegations from Earl Spencer, Princess Diana’s brother, that King told him “we’ll forget her soon enough” following her death.

Spencer has since been forced to apologize to Piers Morgan for falsely linking the broadcaster to the publication of intrusive photographs of the late princess, potentially casting doubt on his other allegations.

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