The Royal Family Can Afford to Apologize for Slavery

King Charles III will use his Tuesday speech to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Antigua and Barbuda to express his “sincere sorrow” over slavery and its brutal legacy. That’s a worthy start, but it’s still not enough. A formal apology is also in order given the British monarchy’s deep, historic involvement in the slave trade and the attendant generational riches it harvested.