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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

King Charles III supports probe into monarchy's slave ties

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King Charles III for the first time has signaled support for research into the British monarchy's ties to slavery after a document showed an ancestor with shares in a slave-trading company, a Buckingham Palace spokesperson said Thursday.

Charles takes the issue “profoundly seriously" and academics will be given access to the royal collection and archives, the palace said.

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