# King Charles calls slave trade ‘a shameful chapter’ in British history

https://mins.news/en/item/128541

- BBC Chinese, 2026-11-04 07:06 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/articles/cqn734rxeye6o/trad?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> At the Commonwealth summit in Antigua and Barbuda, King Charles III called the transatlantic slave trade “a shameful chapter” in history and expressed deep personal sorrow, but did not formally apologize. UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he would consider an apology while ruling out financial reparations; Antigua and Barbuda’s prime minister wants reparations discussed.

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