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Gavin Grey: UK/Europe Correspondent on King Charles at CHOGM
Gavin Grey: UK/Europe Correspondent on King Charles at CHOGM
King Charles has expressed sorrow over Britain's role in the transatlantic slave trade but stopped short of apologising or offering reparations.
Britain captured and transported an estimated 12 to 15-million Africans to the Americas between 1500 and 1800, with more than two million dying on the journey.
Opening the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Antigua and Barbuda, the King acknowledged it's a shameful chapter in history.
UK/Europe Correspondent Gavin Grey has the latest.
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