King's Caribbean tour will not shy away from 'darkest days of our past'
In recent years, the King has expressed his "personal sorrow" at the UK's role in slavery.
King Charles's upcoming Caribbean tour will not shy away from addressing the darkest days of our past, Buckingham Palace has announced. The King's itinerary includes visits to Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, and Guyana as part of a Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting. While the tour will primarily focus on the vibrant present and promising future of each country, there are expected to be important discussions about colonial legacy and the intergenerational impact of the transatlantic slave trade.
The King has previously expressed his personal sorrow over the UK's role in slavery, describing it as an atrocity that forever stains our history. However, the government has not advised the King to apologise or offer reparations. Jamaica has also announced that it will raise a petition on slavery reparations with the King, asking three questions over the legality of the enslavement of Africans in Jamaica.
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