King and Queen brace for protests as Caribbean reparations tour set to begin Tuesday

King Charles will follow government advice, stopping short of any formal apology over Britain's involvement in the transatlantic slave trade, as the couple finalise preparations for what observers are calling the biggest risk of his reign. The current Burnham administration, as with its predecessors, has ruled out paying reparations. Historian Sir Anthony Seldon warned that 'the moral integrity of the monarchy is being questioned'. The King and Queen Camilla begin the nine-day tour on Tuesday.

The tour takes in the Bahamas, Guyana, and then Antigua and Barbuda for the Commonwealth summit.

Palace planners expect protests and have built that possibility into the security preparations.

A senior aide said the King would 'not shy away from the darkest days of our past'.