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King calls slave trade a 'shameful chapter' during Commonwealth address

The speech comes after calls for the UK government to issue a formal apology for Britain's historic role in the trade.

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King Charles Says U.K.’s Role in Slave Trade ‘Fills My Heart With Horror’ NYTimes – World
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King Charles III was formally opening the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (Chogm) in Antigua and Barbuda.

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King calls slave trade a 'shameful chapter' during Commonwealth addressBBC News – UK
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King calls slave trade a 'shameful chapter' during Commonwealth address

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King says slave trade a 'shameful chapter' that 'fills my heart with horror'BBC News – UK
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King says slave trade a 'shameful chapter' that 'fills my heart with horror'

King Charles III was formally opening the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (Chogm) in Antigua and Barbuda.

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King Charles Says U.K.’s Role in Slave Trade ‘Fills My Heart With Horror’NYTimes – World
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King Charles Says U.K.’s Role in Slave Trade ‘Fills My Heart With Horror’

The monarch called Britain’s trafficking of slaves from Africa a “shameful chapter of history” at a meeting of Commonwealth heads of government in Antigua.

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