The King will speak on slavery with 'unflinching honesty' but will offer NO apology, though Burnham is 'open' to one
Andy Burnham proposed a "structured dialogue" with affected countries on any formal apology, while firmly ruling out financial reparations ahead of the Commonwealth summit.King Charles III and Queen Camilla, whose constitutional role bars the King from referencing Andy Burnham's policy shift on a formal apology in his CHOGM address.
King Charles is to attend Antigua and Barbuda's 45th independence parade on Sunday before delivering his landmark Commonwealth speech on Tuesday, with Buckingham Palace confirming he has made no changes to his address despite Prime Minister Andy Burnham's shift on a slavery apology. Charles will meet cricket knights Sir Viv Richards, Sir Richie Richardson, Sir Andy Roberts and Sir Curtly Ambrose at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, where he will also hold audiences with Prime Minister Gaston Browne and Governor-General Sir Rodney Williams.
Burnham, writing in the Guardian, said he is 'open' to a formal state apology but firmly ruled out financial reparations.
The Palace said it would be 'not appropriate' for Charles to address UK Government policy, keeping him above the political row.
Charles will end Sunday by tossing the coin for a Heads of Government T20 cricket match between Caribbean leaders and wider Commonwealth heads.
