查尔斯三世在英联邦峰会称奴隶贸易令他「心怀恐惧与深切悲痛」：未道歉、未表态支持赔偿
圣约翰斯（安提瓜和巴布达）——英国国王查尔斯三世11月3日在第28届英联邦政府首脑会议（CHOGM）开幕式上发表演讲，就跨大西洋奴隶贸易表示，这段历史至今仍给这些岛屿和英联邦其他成员蒙上阴影，是「令我心怀恐惧、灵魂深处感到最深切悲痛的可耻历史篇章」。他说：「我们无法改变前人的所作所为，但我们可以从过去中学习。」
不过，查尔斯三世没有代表英国作出正式道歉，也没有明确表态支持赔偿；他在演讲中还提到英国皇家海军在终结国际奴隶贸易中发挥的作用。作为君主，他受宪制约束，正式道歉属于英国政府的权限。首相 Andy Burnham 上周已表示对正式道歉持开放态度，但排除财政赔偿。
本届峰会11月1日至4日在安提瓜和巴布达首都圣约翰斯举行，56个成员国领导人出席，议程重点为贸易、气候韧性、金融与青年机会，赔偿问题未正式列入议程。东道主安提瓜和巴布达总理 Gaston Browne 等加勒比国家领导人长期推动英国就奴隶制道歉并赔偿。美国弗吉尼亚联邦大学历史学者 Brooke Newman 批评说，国王的表态「远远不够」，王室应就其在奴隶贸易中的机构责任作出正式道歉。
这是查尔斯三世为期九天的加勒比之行最后一站：他10月27日启程，先后访问巴哈马与圭亚那，10月30日抵达安提瓜和巴布达。白金汉宫在行前已表明，国王不会回避奴隶贸易议题，但不会正式道歉。
关联：英国国王查尔斯三世启程加勒比之行：先访巴哈马与圭亚那，再赴安提瓜和巴布达出席英联邦峰会，奴隶制赔偿议题再受关注
关联：英国：首相 Burnham 称对奴隶制正式道歉持开放态度 但排除财政赔偿
（来源：英联邦政府首脑会议）
Charles III Tells Commonwealth Summit the Slave Trade Fills His Heart With Horror and Profound Sorrow: No Apology, No Backing for Reparations
St John's, Antigua and Barbuda — Britain's King Charles III addressed the opening of the 28th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) on November 3, saying the transatlantic trade in enslaved persons still casts a shadow over these islands and other Commonwealth members, and calling it a shameful chapter of history 'that fills my heart with horror and my soul with the most profound personal sorrow'. 'We cannot change the actions of those who came before us. We can, however, learn from the past,' he said.
Charles did not, however, offer a formal apology on Britain's behalf or explicitly back reparations; in the same speech he credited the Royal Navy with a leading role in ending the international slave trade. As monarch he is constitutionally bound, and a formal apology is a matter for the British government. Prime Minister Andy Burnham said last week he is open to a formal apology but has ruled out financial reparations.
The summit runs from November 1 to 4 in St John's, the capital of Antigua and Barbuda, with leaders of the 56 member states attending; its stated priorities are trade, climate resilience, finance and opportunities for young people, and reparations are not formally on the agenda. Caribbean leaders, including host Prime Minister Gaston Browne of Antigua and Barbuda, have long pressed Britain to apologise for slavery and pay reparations. Brooke Newman, a historian at Virginia Commonwealth University, said the king 'did not go nearly far enough' and should issue a formal apology for the monarchy's institutional role in the slave trade.
Antigua is the final leg of the king's nine-day Caribbean tour: he set out on October 27, visited the Bahamas and Guyana, and arrived in Antigua and Barbuda on October 30. Buckingham Palace said before the trip that the king would not shy away from the slave-trade issue but would not formally apologise.
Related: UK: PM Burnham says he is open to a formal apology for slavery but rules out financial reparations
(Source: Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting)
来源：英联邦政府首脑会议
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图片来源：图：英国国王查尔斯三世2026年4月在美国国会联席会议上发表演讲。照片为公共领域，美国众议院创意服务部提供，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: King Charles III addressing a joint session of the U.S. Congress in April 2026. Public domain, by U.S. House Creative Services, via Wikimedia Commons.
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