King Charles III

Jamaica files a petition seeking legal examination of chattel slavery

📅 7 September 2026

On 7 September 2026, the Government of Jamaica filed a petition asking King Charles, as Jamaica’s head of state, to refer legal questions about chattel slavery in Jamaica to the Judicial Committee...

Caribbean leaders press slavery reparations as King Charles begins regional visit

📅 27 Oktober 2026

Reuters reported on 27 October that King Charles III and Queen Camilla began a visit to the Bahamas, Guyana and Antigua and Barbuda amid Caribbean demands for reparations for Britain’s role in the...

King Charles expresses sorrow over slave trade at CHOGM but issues no apology

📅 3 November 2026

At the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting opening in Antigua, King Charles III described the transatlantic trade in enslaved people as a “shameful chapter” that filled him with horror and...