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King Charles tells summit the past can't be changed as leaders ask Britain to reckon with slavery
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King Charles tells summit the past can't be changed as leaders ask Britain to reckon with slavery

  • By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY Associated Press

King Charles III has told a summit of Commonwealth countries in Samoa that the past could not be changed as he indirectly acknowledged calls from some of Britain's former colonies for a reckoning over its role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade. The British royal understood "the most painful aspects of our past continue to resonate," he told leaders in Apia. But Charles stopped short of mentioning financial reparations that some leaders at the event have urged. He instead exhorted them to find the "right language" and an understanding of history "to guide us towards making the right choices in future where inequality exists."