Researchers spotlight crown’s slave-trade role, fueling calls for a royal apology
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MPs, experts, and campaigners are pressing King Charles to issue a formal crown apology for transatlantic slavery, arguing that symbolic sorrow isn’t enough and urging reparative action in light of a new book detailing royal involvement and with pressure mounting ahead of Commonwealth discussions.
- Calls for King Charles to formally apologise for slavery after research shows crown’s role The Guardian
- British crown was world’s largest buyer of enslaved people by 1807, book reveals The Guardian
- The British Crown Enslaved Thousands at the Height of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. New Research Reveals Their Stories Smithsonian Magazine
- This historian’s assault on the Royal family is utterly shameful The Telegraph
- Calls Grow For King Charles To Issue Formal Apology For Britain’s Role In Transatlantic Slavery Arise News
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