King Charles calls slave trade a shameful chapter in Commonwealth speech
The King described the transatlantic slave trade as a shameful chapter in his address to the Commonwealth.
King Charles used a Commonwealth address to describe the slave trade as a shameful chapter in history. The remarks came as campaigners and others have pressed the UK government to formally apologise for Britain's historic role in the trade.
The speech adds to a long-running debate in Britain over how the country should acknowledge its colonial-era past and the lasting impact of slavery on Commonwealth nations.