# King Charles III decries the slave trade as a “monstrous injustice”

https://mins.news/en/item/127649

- DW, 2026-11-03 18:08 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/uk-s-king-charles-iii-decries-monstrous-injustice-of-slave-trade/a-79845889?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> At the Commonwealth summit in Antigua and Barbuda, King Charles III said the legacy of the transatlantic slave trade filled him with horror. He stopped short of addressing calls for an apology or reparations, urging leaders instead to learn from the past and look ahead.

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