Anti-monarchists raise their voices in the UK a month after the coronation King Charles III.
This Thursday, about thirty activists greeted the King in front of York Minster, holding banners that read: “It’s not mine”.
This protest coincides with the information that appeared in the newspaper guardian On the alleged links of the British monarchy with the slave trade. Carlos said he was taking the matter very seriously and gave his full support to the investigation, for which he would provide the royal files. The newspaper also delved into the lucrative business of the royal family.
Carlos and his wife Camila went to York Minster to celebrate Holy Thursday.
During the ceremony, Carlos distributed specially minted coins to 74 men and women, up to the age of the king. This money is given to individuals for their contributions to the church and is a way of recognizing their services to the local community.
An investigation into historical links
The research is part of the PhD project of historian Camilla de Kooning from the University of Manchester. It intends to investigate the monarchy’s involvement in the slave trade, and is expected to conclude in 2026.
The Guardian has published a never-before-seen document showing the 1689 transfer of shares of the Royal African Slave Trading Company to King William III (r. 1689-1702) by Edward Colston, a slave trader.
A palace source said the monarch, who will be crowned on May 6, continued his commitment to deepening his understanding “with strength and determination” of the impact of slavery.
Last year, at a meeting of leaders of the British Commonwealth (Commonwealth, former British colonies), Charles III said in a speech that it was necessary to acknowledge the mistakes “that shaped our past” and that he had embarked on a personal journey to discover the subject.
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