King Charles to address slavery legacy at Commonwealth summit in Antigua King Charles III will address the legacy of slavery in a speech to Commonwealth leaders in Antigua, closing a nine-day Caribbean tour.

King Charles III is due to deliver a speech addressing the legacy of slavery to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Antigua, on the final leg of a nine-day tour of the Caribbean. The address comes as several Caribbean nations continue to press Britain for a formal apology and financial reparations tied to the transatlantic slave trade.

The Commonwealth, a 56-member grouping largely made up of former British colonies, has debated reparatory justice for years, with the Caribbean Community's reparations commission pushing for debt relief, development funding and technology transfers rather than direct cash payments. Previous royal visits to the region have drawn protests demanding the monarchy go beyond expressions of sorrow.

Antigua and Barbuda, which removed the British monarch as head of state in a 2022-era republic debate and still weighs full independence, is hosting the summit at a moment of heightened scrutiny over Commonwealth trade and development ties. Leaders are expected to discuss climate financing and economic cooperation alongside the reparations question.