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King Charles to acknowledge 'darkest days' of colonial rule during Caribbean tour
October 2, 2026 at 10:00 PM · Updated 13d ago
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4 reports · 2 in Arabic, 2 in English · over 12 hours
AJAl Jazeera Arabic
الملك تشارلز يُحيي "أحلك أيام الماضي" بالكاريبي دون اعتذار أو تعويضات
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SNSky News Arabia
بلا اعتذار.. ماضي بريطانيا يلاحق الملك تشارلز في الكاريبي
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BNBBC News
King's Caribbean tour will not shy away from 'darkest days of our past'
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TGThe Guardian
King Charles III to acknowledge ‘darkest days’ of Britain’s colonial rule during Caribbean tour
(opens the publisher’s site)King Charles III will acknowledge the "darkest days" of Britain's colonial past during a Caribbean tour beginning 27 October, Buckingham Palace said.
- Charles will visit the Bahamas and Guyana alone before joining Queen Camilla in Antigua and Barbuda for a Commonwealth leaders' meeting.
- A palace spokesperson said the tour would not "shy away" from the "darkest days of our past," which Charles has called an "atrocity."
- The palace said colonial legacy discussions are "primarily matters for governments to address," as the UK reiterated its refusal to pay reparations.
- Jamaica's Culture Minister Olivia Grange said the country will petition the King to refer three questions on slavery's legality to the Privy Council.
- Buckingham Palace confirmed King Charles will not issue a formal apology for Britain's role in the transatlantic slave trade during the tour.