It’s foolish to expect King Charles to save us from a government gone rogue

The tone was sombre, emotional even. Prince Charles could not, he said, describe the “depths of his personal sorrow”.

But he wasn’t speaking of his recent bereavement. This was a speech back in June to Commonwealth heads of government in Rwanda, expressing regret for the suffering wrought by slavery. The Commonwealth could not move forward without acknowledging the “wrongs of the past”, he said.