Prince Charles says "time has come" to confront the legacy of slavery

He told us: "Sierra Leone was not part of the conversation, so today we talk to the prince about slavery and see how we want to start that conversation. The fact that Sierra Leone is looking forward to it and hopes that when it begins he will visit Sierra Leone to see the scars left on Sierra Leone. "

Elizabeth 2 There are still 15 countries that have appointed the Sierra Leone as head of state. Barbados only replaced her with her locally appointed president last year. The Jamaican Prime Minister expressed his desire to do the same a few months ago.

In Kigali, Charles revealed that he would not interfere with the nations that would break their relationship with the monarchy. He states: "The Federation includes countries that have a constitutional relationship with my family, countries that continue to do so, and countries that are increasingly unrelated. As I said before, of each member. The Constitution wants to be clear. The republican or monarchical arrangement is purely a matter for each member state. "

The scars of slavery are deeply ingrained throughout the globe. It can't be a more sensitive theme. The Royals may have avoided it in the past, but Prince Charles now wants to talk about it, and he wants the Federation to become a platform. He wants to be part of the solution, not a symbol of the problem.

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Charles and the British Prime Minister avoid annoying break-in while traveling to Rwanda.

There has been speculation over the past few days about possible tensions between Prince Charles and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The Johnson administration is promoting a policy of sending asylum seekers arriving in the UK to Rwanda for processing and resettlement. The British newspaper The Times reported that the royal family had described the plan as "horrifying." At a bilateral meeting around the Commonwealth Summit in Kigali on Friday, British media was watching to see if any of the reported tensions were visible. However, hours before the event, Johnson stated that the conversation with Charles remained private. "I don't comment on what I say to the Queen or what the Queen says to me, nor do I say anything about what the successor to the throne might say to me or what I might say to him. And that never happened. The Prime Minister never talks about it, and quite right, "Johnson told reporters Friday morning. Clarence House said he would not comment on any possible statements, except that the prince was politically neutral.

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A moving first day.

Prince Charles arrived in Rwanda on Tuesday night. This is the first member of the royal family to visit the country. He organized a series of engagements around the main event while he was here to represent the Queen at the Commonwealth Headquarters (CHOGM). Thefirst day of the

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One of Camilla's most powerful speeches to date.

The Duchess of Cornwall pressured her leaders to step up her efforts to prevent her domestic violence, leading to a central stage at the Federal Convention on Thursday. I stood. "This alliance has power. With the power of our unity, we, federal women and men, stand with victims and survivors. Africa, Asia, Europe, Pacific, Caribbean, America. It's not the only one, "he said. "By doing so, we have the opportunity to end gender-based violence and laws and practices that discriminate against women, and each of us must take personal responsibility not to lose this opportunity. No. "

The wife of the British Prime Minister, Carrie Johnson, was one of the attendees at the Kigari Convention Center. Tensions may have been reported between her husbands, but the two seemed happy to see each other. Johnson warmly greeted the Duchess when she came to the table during the event. The pair seemed relaxed when they chatted and laughed together.

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A group at the Kigali Massacre Memorial, where 250,000 victims of the massacre were killed in 1994. Holiday to the graveyard.

On Wednesday, the royal family offered a wreath in honor of the victims and wrote, "In the eternal memory of those who died in the slaughter of the Tutsi." It was signed by "Charles" and "Camilla".

Max interviews Freddy Mutanguha, site director and genocide survivor.

At the Memorial Museum, photos of some of the victims' families fill the room.

Prince Charles is looking at the mass grave behind the Church of Nyamata, one of Rwanda's six national slaughter monuments. 45,308 victims from the surrounding area are buried here.

In the church, which stands today as a monument to violence 28 years ago, the pew was replaced by victims' clothing and personal belongings. As part of the reconciliation process that began in 1999, former attackers identified other graveyards, and bodies found elsewhere are still being brought into the church. Kigali's Polytechnic Regional Center on Thursday.

After that, he visited Kigali's first and only wildlife sanctuary, Umsambi Village, to learn about the conservation of the restored wetland, which is the habitat of the endangered bunting species, and plant trees. I did.

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During the trip, Prince Charles always met with students from his Prince's Trust International (PTI) charity. Founded in 2015, the Global Organization has helped more than 45,000 young people return to education and prepare for their careers.

Here in Rwanda, charities have been working with local partners since 2020, and Prince of Wales seems happy to talk to some of the partners he has helped. I did. The royal family roamed several food stalls featuring local products from young entrepreneurs and actively chatted with students before posing for group photos.

Prior to the event, 24-year-old hospitality student Regis said it was "very meaningful" to have Charles on Thursday.

"I think it's a privilege and an honor to organize (see) the people who help the prince get a job," he said with a big smile. "Many people want to see him, but they don't, but for us it inspires us."

Regis is here with the African Management Institute in Rwanda. He explained that he participated in PTI because he has partnered to help him get training and internships at a local hotel.

"Now, from training and all the takeaways they give us, now we start our career, and within 3-5 years I have my own business I think I started with PTI, "he added.

What else is happening? Attending the opening ceremony with the Duchess of Cambridge, praised the generation, admitting that "discrimination is too familiar an experience for black men and women in the UK in 2022." Britain to rebuild its country in the 1940s and 1950s became atragic political scandalafter being targeted and deported by the government in 2017. Of course, it hasn't happened yet, "he said.I told the crowd on Wednesday at Waterloo.