King Charles completes nine-day Caribbean tour

Politics · First reported 5 Nov, 22:00 · Updated 22:25

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Charles’s Caribbean tour included a Commonwealth summit where slavery reparations were a central topic. A palace aide described the tour as challenging and successful, while noting the careful boundary between government policy and the King’s role.

Charles completed a nine-day Caribbean tour, including visits to the Bahamas and Guyana and a Commonwealth meeting in Antigua and Barbuda.
Slavery reparations were a central topic at the Commonwealth summit; Charles expressed sorrow about the transatlantic slave trade but did not offer an apology.
A senior palace aide said the King’s role can involve politically complex situations and described the tour as successful.

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Key facts

Tour duration: Nine days
Countries visited: The Bahamas, Guyana, and Antigua and Barbuda
Summit issue: Slavery reparations were central to the Commonwealth summit
Apology: Charles expressed sorrow about the transatlantic slave trade but did not offer an apology