King's Caribbean tour will not shy away from 'darkest days of our past' — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/king-s-caribbean-tour-will-not-shy-away-from-darkest-days-of-our-pastContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. King Charles III to address slavery during Caribbean tour without formal apologyhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/king-s-caribbean-tour-will-not-shy-away-from-darkest-days-of-our-pasthttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/king-s-caribbean-tour-will-not-shy-away-from-darkest-days-of-our-past#u104793Tue, 06 Oct 2026 02:00:16 +0000King Charles III will acknowledge the "darkest days" of British colonial rule and the transatlantic slave trade during an upcoming tour of the Caribbean. Buckingham Palace confirmed the monarch will not shy away from the issue of slavery but will not offer a formal apology or reparations. The King and Queen Camilla will visit Guyana and The Bahamas before attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Antigua and Barbuda later this month. While the King has previously expressed "personal sorrow" regarding the UK's role in slavery, the official stance for thi