Britain's Prince Charles visits the Manhyia Palace of the Ashanti Kingdom to meet with the Ashanti king Otumfuo Osei Tutu II in Kumasi, Ghana November 4, 2018. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko
ACCRA (Reuters) - Prince Charles acknowledged Britain's role in the slave trade on Monday calling it an appalling atrocity that had "left an indelible stain on the history of our world".
In a speech in Ghana, which served as a major hub where African slaves were held before being shipped away, most across the Atlantic, the heir-to-the-British throne said the "profound injustice" of the past could never be forgotten.
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