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St. Johns, Antigua | King Charles called the transatlantic slave trade a “shameful chapter of history” during a speech Tuesday (Wednesday AEDT) at the official opening of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Antigua.
Charles spoke just days after British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he is open to making a formal apology and proposed leading a program of debt restructuring to help the Commonwealth’s poorest countries, although he has rejected calls for the to pay reparations.
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has gone further than his predecessors by saying he was open to Britain apologising for slavery. AP Photo/Kin Cheung
Charles said that the transatlantic slave trade “still casts a shadow over these islands and other members of our Commonwealth” but did not apologise.
“That shameful chapter of history is one that fills my heart with horror and my soul with the most profound personal sorrow,” he said. “And yet, history also teaches us that evil not need have the last word, but character and courage can combine to overcome the most monstrous injustice.”
