A document showed that a deputy governor of the slave-trading Royal African Company transferred 1,000 pounds of shares in the business to King William III, Charles’ ancestor, in 1689.
British author Andrew Morton, who recently wrote "The Queen: Her Life," explores how King Charles III's relationship with his mother softened before her death following tensions surrounding Camilla, the new queen consort.
King Charles III attends the Royal Maundy Service at York Minster on April 6, 2023, in York, England. "That process has continued with vigor and determination since his majesty's accession," the spokesperson continued."Historic Royal Palaces is a partner in an independent research project, which began in October last year, that is exploring, among other issues, the links between the British monarchy and the transatlantic slave trade during the late 17th and 18th centuries."
The statement is believed to be the first time Buckingham Palace has publicly voiced support, as well as cooperation, into an investigation of the royal family’s history with colonialism.of his mother, Queen Elizabeth IIPrince William expressed his sorrow over slavery during a dinner hosted by the governor-general of Jamaica at King's House, March 23, 2022, in Kingston, Jamaica.
During a ceremony that marked Barbados becoming a republic two years ago, then-Prince Charles referred to"the darkest days of our past and the appalling atrocity of slavery, which forever stains our history." English settlers used African slaves to turn the island into a wealthy sugar colony.
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