Historical expert welcomes support for research but calls on monarch to acknowledge what happened
King Charles III has prompted a “big moment” for the British monarchy by supporting research into its historic links with the transatlantic slave trade but he should go further and “take some responsibility”, a historical expert has said.
Buckingham Palace said in a statement this week that the king was supporting independent research into the monarchy’s links with the slave trade, after it was contacted by the Guardian about the extensive history of successive British monarchs’ involvement and investment in the enslavement of African people.
