Prince of Wales will talk of slavery’s ‘dark’ past in Africa

THE Prince of Wales is expected to acknowledge the “dark” past of a historic African slave fort when he visits the continent next month with the Duchess of Cornwall.

Clarence House has announced that Charles and Camilla are to tour Gambia, Ghana and Nigeria in October and November, countries in a region synonymous with the slave trade.

The couple’s trip comes on the heels of Theresa May’s three-nation trade mission to Kenya, South Africa and Nigeria a few weeks ago.

In Ghana, the heir to the throne will visit the 17th-century Christiansborg Castle, once a Danish slave fort and later owned by Britain. Scott Furssedonn-wood, the Prince’s deputy private secretary, said: “What we will almost certainly see is an acknowledgement of that site, of the darker side of the fort’s history and that part of the past, and the story of that region.”

The royal tour comes a week ahead of Remembrance Sunday on Nov 11, which has added significance as this year is the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War.

The couple, who will travel by private chartered jet, will recognise the sacrifices made by the Armed Forces during visits to Commonwealth war graves in each of the African countries.

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