# King Charles addresses summit as calls grow for slavery apology

https://mins.news/en/item/127859

- The Guardian, 2026-11-03 21:09 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/nov/03/king-charles-commonwealth-summit-campaigners-apology-slavery

> At the Commonwealth summit in Antigua and Barbuda, King Charles said learning more about slavery’s horrors had strengthened his resolve to address past wrongs, but he stopped short of apologising or explicitly backing reparations. Caribbean leaders and campaigners renewed pressure on Britain to apologise and pay reparations.

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