Opinion pieces debate whether King Charles should apologise for Britain’s role in slavery
Politics · First reported 2 Nov, 08:00 · Updated 08:28
Raoul de Jong argues that King Charles should make a formal apology during his Caribbean tour, contrasting that with King Willem-Alexander’s apology for Dutch slavery. A Spiked headline argues that Charles should not apologise.
- De Jong says Charles is expected to express sorrow, but not issue a formal apology or address his family’s role in the slave trade.
- De Jong points to Willem-Alexander’s 2023 apology for the Dutch state’s role in slavery and the House of Orange-Nassau’s failure to oppose it.
- Spiked’s headline takes the opposing position, saying Charles should not apologise for Britain’s role in the slave trade.
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- Charles’s tour destinations
- The Bahamas, Guyana, and Antigua and Barbuda.
- Dutch king’s apology
- Willem-Alexander apologised on 1 July 2023 for the Dutch state’s role in slavery and the House of Orange-Nassau’s failure to act against it.
- Keti Koti
- The article identifies 1 July as the Netherlands’ annual commemoration of the abolition of slavery, called Keti Koti.
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