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The Duke of Cambridge has expressed “profound sorrow” over the evils of slavery, saying: “It should never have happened.”
Speaking at a state dinner in Kingston, Jamaica, the Duke addressed the issue that has dogged him and the Duchess of Cambridge throughout their ongoing Caribbean tour.
His comments represent the first time he has acknowledged the horrors of slavery and the dark days of Britain’s colonial past.
The Duke said: “I strongly agree with my father, the Prince of Wales, who said in Barbados last year that the appalling atrocity of slavery forever stains our history.
“I want to express my profound sorrow.
“Slavery was abhorrent. And it should never have happened.”
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