King Charles acknowledged calls for a reckoning over Britain’s role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade at a Commonwealth summit in Samoa, stating that the most painful aspects of the past continue to resonate. While he did not mention financial reparations, he urged leaders to find the right language and understanding of history to address inequality in the future. Earlier in the day, Charles was declared the “High Chief” of his Pacific realm in a traditional Samoan village, enjoying a colourful ceremony with Queen Camilla and being offered a traditional narcotic root drink known as “kava”.
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