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King Charles has described the transatlantic slave trade as a "shameful chapter of history" that filled him with "profound sorrow" as he opened a summit of Commonwealth leaders in the Caribbean.
He said the trade in enslaved persons "still casts a shadow" over the association of nations.
There has been calls from some for the UK to make a formal apology for its historic role in the trave trade ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (Chogm) in Antigua and Barbuda, but there was not one in the King's address.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who is also at the summit, has previously said he is open to Britain issuing a formal apology but that financial reparations were "not the right answer".
While there was no direct apology, he did offer some contrition - and there was also an acknowledgement that he had personally learnt more about the legacy of the slave trade.
He said: "The transatlantic trade in enslaved persons still casts a shadow over these islands and other members of our Commonwealth.
"As I have said…