King calls slave trade a 'shameful chapter' during Commonwealth address — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/king-calls-slave-trade-a-shameful-chapter-during-commonwealth-addressContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. King Charles calls transatlantic slave trade a "shameful chapter" at Commonwealth summithttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/king-calls-slave-trade-a-shameful-chapter-during-commonwealth-addresshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/king-calls-slave-trade-a-shameful-chapter-during-commonwealth-address#u182441Fri, 06 Nov 2026 19:51:03 +0000King Charles III described the transatlantic slave trade as a "shameful chapter of history" and a "monstrous injustice" during the opening of a Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Antigua. While expressing "profound sorrow," the King stopped short of issuing a formal apology. Simultaneously, Prime Minister Andy Burnham is discussing a potential slavery apology and planning a debt re-set for Commonwealth nations. These developments occur amid intensifying demands from Caribbean campaigners for formal reparations and apologies for Britain's historic rol