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Russell Myers & Kirsten McStay

Prince William expresses 'profound sorrow' over slavery in Jamaica during speech

Prince William has expressed his “profound sorrow” over the stain of slavery on Britain during a speech on the last night of the royal tour of the Caribbean.

The Duke of Cambridge said he “strongly agreed” with his father Prince Charles’s previous declaration that Britain is forever stained by its role in the global slave trade, writes The Mirror.

William, who is in Jamaica with wife Kate on an eight-day tour of the region this week, addressed dignitaries in Jamaica, saying: “Slavery was abhorrent. And it should never have happened.

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