King Charles Rebuffs Demands for Slavery Apology and Reparations Ahead of Caribbean Tour

King Charles will not apologize or offer financial reparations for Britain’s role in the transatlantic slave trade, rebuffing demands from campaigners ahead of his upcoming tour of the Caribbean.

The King will visit the Bahamas, Guyana and Antigua and Barbuda later this month, where reparations activists are seeking an apology and financial compensation from Britain over the slave trade.

Campaigners in the Bahamas have warned Charles not to arrive “empty-handed,” although they are unlikely to get their wish.

The British government has made clear that its opposition to reparations has not changed and that ministers have not advised the King to issue an apology.

“The Government has been clear that it will not pay financial reparat...