King Charles stops short of making full apology for British colonial abuses | DW News

Britain's King Charles began a four-day trip to Kenya on Tuesday on his first foreign visit as monarch to a country in the Commonwealth — an association largely made up of former British colonies.

"The wrongdoings of the past are a cause of the greatest sorrow and the deepest regret," Charles said during a speech later in the day. But he stopped short of making a full apology for the abuses committed by British colonial forces, especially in the 1950s, as demanded by survivors of that period.

"There were abhorrent and unjustifiable acts of violence committed against Kenyans as they waged... a painful struggle for independence and sovereignty – and for that, there can be no excuse," he said.

During the visit, Charles is expected to acknowledge the "painful aspects" of the British colonial rule in East Africa, which lasted almost seven decades. This year, Kenya celebrates the 60th anniversary of its independence.

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