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Slavery: How Britain Compartmentalised its Shameful History

As King Charles expresses his ‘profound personal sorrow’, and Andy Burnham commits to working towards a formal apology, Santilla Chingaipe examines why official honesty about slavery has taken so long

Santilla Chingaipe
Nov 08, 2026
King Charles III and Prime Minister Andy Burnham talk at an official dinner at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) on 3 November 2026 in St John’s, Antigua and Barbuda. Photo: Kin Cheung-Pool/Getty Images

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