白金汉宫周六表示，查尔斯三世国王下周在向英联邦领导人发表讲话时，将以“不退缩的诚实”面对英国历史上“可耻的方面”，此前英国在跨大西洋奴隶贸易中扮演的角色正面临新的审视。
King Charles III will confront "shameful aspects" of UK history with "unflinching honesty" when he addresses Commonwealth leaders next week, Buckingham Palace said Saturday, amid renewed scrutiny of Britain's role in historical transatlantic slavery. The comments come after Prime Minister Andy Burnham revealed he was open to the UK formally apologising for its role in the trade, but ruling out paying the financial reparations demanded by some Caribbean countries. The issues have resurfaced as Charles tours the Caribbean before delivering a speech Tuesday at the Commonwealth heads of government meeting there, which Burnham is also set to attend."
此番表态此前，首相安迪·伯纳姆透露，他对英国正式为其在奴隶贸易中的角色道歉持开放态度，但排除了向部分加勒比国家支付其所要求的经济赔偿的可能性。
The King will not shy away from confronting the most shameful aspects of the past during this visit," a palace spokesperson said." You may therefore expect him to address them in his speech with unflinching honesty, sincere sorrow, and respect for the wider discussions that will be taking place between relevant governments on this issue."
随着查尔斯在加勒比地区访问，并将于周二在当地举行的英联邦政府首脑会议上发表演讲（伯纳姆也将出席），相关议题再次浮出水面。
The palace noted the monarch, who arrived in Antigua and Barbuda late Friday ahead of the summit there, will be speaking in his role as head of the 56-member Commonwealth, composed mainly of former British colonies."
“国王在此次访问期间不会回避面对过去最可耻的方面，”一位宫殿发言人表示。“因此，您可以期待他在演讲中以不退缩的诚实、真挚的悲痛，以及对相关政府之间将就此议题展开的更广泛讨论的尊重，来回应这些问题。”
It would not be appropriate for him to address matters of particular policy relating to the UK government's position," the spokesperson said. They added that the king will "primarily focus on encouraging practical solutions and united efforts to address global challenges and opportunities".- Slavery pressure -Under pressure from Commonwealth countries over Britain's pivotal part in transatlantic slavery, Burnham penned a newspaper op-ed published earlier Saturday that argued: "We need to face up to the past." Writing in The Guardian, he pledged to have "difficult conversations" to safeguard the Commonwealth's future, offering a "structured dialogue with those affected"."Listening to calls for a formal apology on behalf of the British state will form an important part of this process and I am open to them," Burnham wrote. Expressing "sorrow and regret for the pain and suffering of so many millions" resulting from the trade and its links to the present day, he insisted reparations were not "the right answer"."I do not think that British people today can be held liable for historical wrongs, however heinous, that happened in a different age under different laws and in which they played no personal part," he wrote.
宫殿指出，这位君主（于周五晚抵达安提瓜和巴布达，为参加当地峰会做准备）将以56个成员组成的英联邦元首身份发表讲话，该组织主要由前英国殖民地组成。
The centre-left British leader also announced he would launch a new debt restructuring drive for the poorest Commonwealth countries, led by former Labour prime minister Gordon Brown. He vowed to work with "global partners" to help those countries repay "over a longer time period and with better rates".- Reparation calls -The issues have loomed large over 77-year-old Charles's ongoing nine-day visit to three Caribbean countries."I do believe there should be an apology," receptionist Daliesha Murray told AFP as the king arrived Tuesday in The Bahamas, where small groups of protesters waved placards reading: "Pay what you owe us."
发言人表示：“让他涉及与英国政府立场有关的具体政策事务将是不合适的。”
The monarch acknowledged "the great suffering of the past" during that stop.
发言人补充称，国王将“主要专注于鼓励寻求切实解决方案和团结努力，以应对全球挑战和机遇”。
In Guyana on Friday, he visited a site of execution of local people during British colonial rule, pausing to reflect in a gesture seen as indicating his awareness of that past injustice.
奴隶制压力 -在英联邦国家就英国在跨大西洋奴隶贸易中扮演的关键角色施加压力下，伯纳姆于周六早些时候在一篇报刊专栏文章中辩称：“我们需要直面过去。”
Ahead of a meeting with Charles during that leg, Guyana's President Irfaan Ali told ITV News that recognising historical wrongs was just a "first step"."Now, moving to the apology is the next step," he said.
他在《卫报》撰文，承诺将进行“艰难对话”以捍卫英联邦的未来，并提议与受影响者进行“结构化对话”。
Britain has never formally apologised for slavery or agreed to pay reparations. The country profited for centuries from colonialism and slavery, but argues it also led the way in the latter's abolition.
“倾听要求英国国家正式道歉的呼声，将构成这一进程的重要组成部分，并……伯纳姆写道：“我对他们持开放态度。”他对贸易及其与当今的联系所导致的“如此多百万人的痛苦和苦难”表示“悲伤和遗憾”，但坚持认为赔偿并非“正确答案”。他写道：“我不认为今天的英国人应为发生在不同时代、不同法律下、且他们未亲身参与的历史罪行承担责任，无论这些罪行多么恶劣。”这位中左翼英国领导人还宣布，将发起一项针对最贫穷英联邦国家的新债务重组倡议，由前工党首相戈登·布朗牵头。他誓言将与“全球伙伴”合作，帮助这些国家“在更长的时间期限内、以更优惠的利率”偿还债务。—— 赔偿呼声 ——这些问题笼罩着查尔斯正在进行的为期九天、访问三个加勒比国家的行程。“我确实认为应该道歉，”接待员达莉莎·默里在查尔斯周二抵达巴哈马时告诉法新社，当时小群抗议者挥舞着写着“还我们所欠”的标语牌。君主在该站期间承认了“过去巨大的苦难”。周五在圭亚那，他参观了英国殖民统治时期当地人被处决的地点，驻足沉思，这一举动被视为表明他对那段历史不公的认知。在该行程段与查尔斯会晤前，圭亚那总统伊尔凡·阿里对英国独立电视台新闻网表示，承认历史罪行只是“第一步”。“现在，迈向道歉是下一步，”他说。英国从未正式为奴隶制道歉，也未同意支付赔偿。该国从殖民主义和奴隶制中获利数百年，但辩称自己也引领了废除奴隶制的潮流。1833年，英国议会通过法律，在大部分大英帝国废除奴隶制。保守党领袖凯米·巴德诺赫周六表示“无需”道歉，并重申……她对赔偿问题的反对立场进行了评价。她敦促英联邦“着眼未来”，而“不要无休止地回望过去”。“奴隶制是一种罪恶，各大洲和地区的人都曾参与其中，”她在X平台上写道。“我们应该诚实面对全部历史，而不应只挑选当下政治上方便的部分。”
In 1833, the UK parliament passed a law to abolish slavery in most of the British Empire. In a sign of the domestic political opposition Burnham could face in issuing a formal apology, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said Saturday there was "no need" while reiterating her opposition to reparations. She urged the Commonwealth to "look forward" and "not endlessly backwards"."Slavery was an evil in which people from every continent and region participated," she wrote on X."We should be honest about the whole history, not select the parts that are politically convenient today."