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PoliticsKing Charles says he better understands slavery’s ‘horrors’, but stops short of apology

King Charles III told leaders of 56 Commonwealth countries on Tuesday that he better understands the horrors of slavery, calling it a “shameful chapter of history”. Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he was open to the United Kingdom apologising for the transatlantic slave trade.

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King Charles says he better understands slavery’s ‘horrors’, but stops short of apology
King Charles says he better understands slavery’s ‘horrors’, but stops short of apologyPolitics