AFP reported that King Charles III reflected at a Guyana site tied to executions under British rule, as a lawmaker called for an apology over slavery during the monarch’s Caribbean tour.
At a small demonstration, Guyanese lawmaker Terrence Campbell urged Charles to apologize. “A lot of the wealth of the United Kingdom was derived from Guyana,” Campbell told AFP. Charles has acknowledged Britain’s history of slavery but has not apologized, AFP reported. The agency said responsibility for a formal apology rests with the British government. EconoTimes previously reported on calls for a full apology ahead of the Caribbean tour.
Charles and Prime Minister Mark Phillips laid wreaths at a Georgetown cemetery, honoring soldiers who fought for Britain. The monarch’s nine-day tour of three Caribbean countries is focused on climate change, AFP reported.
Speaking at the Global Biodiversity Alliance Conference, Charles praised Guyana’s forest preservation, calling it “an incredible achievement.” AFP reported that The King’s Foundation funds several environmental projects in the oil-rich country.
Charles is expected to address the Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM) summit in Antigua and Barbuda, where Queen Camilla will join him. Commonwealth Secretary-General Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey said slavery reparations would feature in the summit’s discussions, AFP reported.
