Charles’ Caribbean Tour Faces Calls for Slavery Apology

King Charles is due to begin a Caribbean tour on October 27 as campaigners and political leaders press him to address Britain’s role in slavery, including calls for an apology and reparations. Buckingham Palace says the programme will acknowledge the past, but decisions on an apology or reparations are primarily for governments, and the King acts on government advice. The eight-day visit includes The Bahamas and Guyana before concluding in Antigua and Barbuda, where Charles will attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. Queen Camilla is due to join him for the summit from November 1. The tour is scheduled to run through November 4, according to the Palace programme described in reports. The Bahamas National Reparations Committee is seeking a formal apology and plans to invite Charles to meet. Its chair, Niambi Hall Campbell-Dean, said anything short of an apology would damage his legacy. The committee has also urged him to visit Clifton Heritage Park. Those are the committee’s demands; no royal response to them has been reported. In Guyana, President Irfaan Ali has called for an apology and reparatory justice. He has proposed measures including debt relief,...