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'King Charles 'should apologise for slavery'- Commonwealth Secretary General

King Charles is scheduled to visit the Bahamas, Guyana and Antigua and Barbuda this week. Photo: Express
The Commonwealth's secretary-general, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has suggested that King Charles should apologise for slavery. Photo: eastleighvoice.co.ke
The Commonwealth's secretary-general, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has suggested that King Charles should apologise for slavery. Photo: eastleighvoice.co.ke
LONDON, United Kingdom- The Commonwealth's secretary-general, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has suggested that King Charles should apologise for slavery. This comes ahead of his visit to the Caribbean this week.

King Charles is scheduled to visit the Bahamas, Guyana and Antigua and Barbuda.

According to the Express, a United Kingdom (UK) publication, Botchwey said that an apology for slavery "wouldn’t hurt". She added that it is time for a discussion about reparations.

Asked whether the royal should apologise, the Commonwealth chief told Sky News: "That's what the countries have asked for... It wouldn't hurt to have that. Not at all."

No apology expected

It is reported that King Charles will "not shy away" from discussing the historical slave trade on the trip, but will stop short of apologising for Britain's role in it.

He will make speeches in all three countries, given he is head of the Commonwealth. Finally, he will have a Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting where the issue of reparations is expected to be debated.

Caribbean campaigners have called for slavery reparations to be on the upcoming trip's agenda, and envoys from Jamaica and other former British colonies have already petitioned the monarch to help their campaign to be compensated for the slave trade.

The monarch, according to the Express, will follow government advice not to issue an official apology. 

12 Responses to “'King Charles 'should apologise for slavery'- Commonwealth Secretary General”

  • Hmmm. (25/10/2026, 16:36) Like (14) Dislike (2) Reply
    These people ain't got nothing better to do than giving impression like they care..
  • yea (25/10/2026, 16:55) Like (2) Dislike (3) Reply
    Handsome devil, aint he?
  • Herbs Powa (25/10/2026, 18:55) Like (5) Dislike (7) Reply
    Shows that he still carries the colonial mindset, and they were the last human race to appear on earth.
  • asking for a friend (25/10/2026, 19:08) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    would he tho?
  • @ yea and Herbs Powa (25/10/2026, 19:54) Like (3) Dislike (9) Reply
    Handsome? you sick. These Albinos were descended from the black race same as every other race on the planet.
  • Charity begins at home (25/10/2026, 20:18) Like (30) Dislike (4) Reply
    The former premier should apologize to the people of the Virgin Islands for his crimes, AND the current premier should openly condemn him for bringing the name of the territory into disrepute.
    • Comment (25/10/2026, 21:58) Like (0) Dislike (11) Reply
      So, you consider reparations for hundreds of years of slavery, exploitation, and generational suffering to be charity? And you wonder why people describe people with minds like yours as age-old, sociopathic predators? Reparations are not charity. They are a matter of historical.

      For some, justice may only come when their oppressors stand at the gates of hell, facing the judgment of Almighty God. You would be wise to repent, acknowledge the evils committed by your ancestors, and turn away from the injustices they perpetuated. For the sins of the past should never be defended or repeated, and no one can escape God’s ultimate judgment. No matter what ‘God complex’ they have on this earth!

  • Raw, Unfiltered, Unpolished, and Unvarnished (25/10/2026, 22:14) Like (1) Dislike (1) Reply
    Hear Dis Ya! The UN passed a resolution recognizing the slavery was the greatest crime against humanity. This is huge given the other dastardly things which have been inflicted upon humanity..Consequently, the least that King Charles can do is give an apology for the dehumanization, exploitation, brutality, etc of slaves. However, the UK needs to do more. It is time for reparative justice. Slave labour has been used to build the UK and other European economies, build institutions, create individual wealth, finance, industrialization, etc. The monarch has supported, benefitted financially, etc., from slave labour. The only people who have not benefited from the fruits of slave labor are slaves and their descendants.The UK borrowed £20 M to pay slave owners; the £20M equated to approximately 40% of the UK budget in 1833. Some commentators such as Sir Richard Attaway is advocating that the UK should not pay reparations, for it would be patronizing, unnecessary, too expensive, etc. Regional, former British territories are still suffering from the legacies of. Slavery and colonialism and associated pathologies. The King needs to get some b@ll$ and do right thing to make slave descendants whole.
  • A Capitalist Who Loves the BVI (26/10/2026, 08:16) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Asked whether the royal should apologise, the Commonwealth chief told Sky News: "That's what the countries have asked for... It wouldn't hurt to have that. Not at all."

    Somebody should ask her to explain what would be the point of an apology. Other than to try and mollify [unsuccessfully] those with an unrelenting and implacable mindset of grievance, what good would it do?
  • Mr. Smith. (26/10/2026, 08:20) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    If king Charles have to apologize., So to all the African leaders also! Africans was selling Africans, But that's a conversation we aint ready to have.
  • x (26/10/2026, 08:54) Like (0) Dislike (1) Reply
    King Charles will NOT apologize for Britain’s role in slavery, because the royalty family acquired a lot of their wealth from the slave trade. It started with Queen Elizabeth 1. She was personally involved in the “business”.


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