King Charles speaks to world leaders in Antigua, expresses 'sorrow' over slave trade
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 ST. JOHN’S, Antigua -- King Charles III called the transatlantic slave trade a “shameful chapter of history” during a speech Tuesday 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 U.K. to pay reparations.
