Reuters. The Jamaican government on Monday (September 7) formally asked King Charles to seek legal advice on whether Britain should pay reparations for slavery, with the country's culture minister saying she is "encouraged" by the engagement of Buckingham Palace so far.
Culture Minister Olivia Grange is leading a Jamaican delegation in London which filed a petition asking Charles to refer three questions about transatlantic slavery to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC).
Charles – who remains Jamaica's head of state, though the country has taken steps towards removing him from that role – has previously expressed deep sorrow over slavery in a speech to Commonwealth leaders in 2022.
At least 12.5 million Africans were kidnapped, forcibly transported by European ships and sold into slavery from the 15th to the 19th centuries. Advocates have long called for reparations to address the ongoing legacy of slavery, such as economic underdevelopment and social inequality.
