King Charles speaks about the transatlantic slave trade at Commonwealth meeting

Politics · First reported 3 Nov, 15:17 · Updated 15:28

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King Charles spoke at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting about the history of the transatlantic slave trade. CBC reports that he expressed personal sorrow over the injustice; the Daily Mail says he avoided calling for a British apology and said the past could not be changed.

Charles addressed the history of the transatlantic slave trade at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.
CBC reports that he reiterated his personal sorrow over the injustice of the past trade in enslaved people.
The Daily Mail says he did not suggest a British apology and emphasized that the past could not be changed.

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Key facts

Speaker: King Charles
Event: Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
Subject: The transatlantic slave trade
Daily Mail account: Says Charles avoided suggesting a British apology and said the past could not be changed.