A new study will explore the relationship between the monarchy and the transatlantic slave trade.
The King has previously spoken about the "depths of his personal sorrow" over the slave tradeBuckingham Palace said that it is cooperating with an independent study exploring the relationship between the British monarchy and the slave trade in the 17th and 18th centuries.The research is being carried out by the University of Manchester with Historic Royal Palaces.
A Buckingham Palace spokesperson said: "This is an issue that His Majesty takes profoundly seriously.A Palace statement He said he was aware the roots of the Commonwealth organisation "run deep into the most painful period of our history" and said acknowledging the wrongs of the past was a "conversation whose time has come".
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