King Charles has spoken of his deep personal horror at the transatlantic slave trade during his visit to the Caribbean this week.

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It is a message that sits alongside a much bigger conversation taking place at the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting: what should the relationship between Britain and the Caribbean look like now, and what role should the British monarchy play in it?

There are two connected questions here. The first is about an apology for the slave trade and the possibility of reparations. Andy Burnham has said that conversation needs to happen, even if it does not necessarily lead to full reparations. The second is about whether Caribbean countries still want the British monarch, currently King Charles, as their head of state.

The Palace has to respect those conversations. Some Caribbean leaders want to discuss........

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