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Reparations row: Why Royal Caribbean tour could make or break the King
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In this week’s episode of The Royal T, Camilla Tominey and Hannah Furness, The Telegraph’s royal editor, preview the King and Queen’s forthcoming royal tour of the Caribbean.Camilla and Hannah discuss the tense political backdrop of the trip as some of the Caribbean Commonwealth nations are calling for Britain to pay out slavery reparations. They look ahead to the Commonwealth summit and the poignancy of both the King’s and Andy Burnham’s speeches at the gathering.The pair also discuss how the monarchy is perceived by the Bahamas, Antigua, Barbuda and Guyana, and how the King’s relationship with leaders of Caribbean nations differs from that of his late mother, Elizabeth II.
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Producer: David Levene
Senior Producer: Emma Williams
Studio Operator: Meghan Searle
Video & Social Producer: Nada Aggour
Executive Producer: Charlotte Seligman
Editor: Camilla Tominey
Highlights:
- Camilla and Hannah preview King Charles III's Royal Caribbean tour
- How will calls for Britain to pay slavery reparations affect the monarch's reception on his Caribbean Commonwealth tour?
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