Commonwealth Chief Calls on King to Apologise for Britain’s Role in Slave Trade
Ayorkor Botchwey said many Commonwealth nations want an apology, while a Jamaican petition seeks reparations and a 2027 hearing may test Britain’s legal duty.
- On Thursday, Commonwealth Secretary-General Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey said the "time has come" to discuss slavery reparations, intensifying pressure on King Charles III ahead of his Caribbean tour.
- Last month, Jamaica culture minister Olivia Grange filed a formal reparations petition in London, prompting the King to refer the matter to the Privy Council for legal review.
- A hearing on whether Britain must offer a "remedy" is provisionally set for the week of March 8, 2027, while the Government maintains it will not pay reparations for historical acts.
- Buckingham Palace stated the King feels "personal sorrow" and will acknowledge "the darkest days of our past" during the tour, though he will follow Government advice and not issue an official apology.
- Other Caribbean nations may follow the legal strategy if the Privy Council review proves successful, even as Prime Minister Andy Burnham reiterated the Government does not view reparations as the answer.
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Go beyond the expected message of condemnation of the historical scourge of slave trafficking linked to the legacy of British colonialism and evaluate a formal act of apology. (ANSA)
Commonwealth chief calls on King Charles to issue apology for slavery: 'Wouldn't hurt'
Commonwealth chief calls on King Charles to issue apology for slavery: 'Wouldn't hurt' . Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, the Commonwealth's secretary-general, has declared that a royal apology for slavery "wouldn't hurt" in a new interview
The Commonwealth Secretary-General thinks that an apology from King Charles for the history of slavery "would do no harm." Shirley Botchwey said this in an interview with Sky News, the day before the British King departs for the Caribbean. During the conversation, Botchwey is asked whether d...
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