「ウィリアム王子、ジャマイカの奴隷制に遺憾を示すが、謝罪はぜず」

Prince William expresses ‘sorrow’ about slavery in Jamaica speech – but doesn’t apologise, Nadine White, March 24, 2022, INDEPENDENT

Prince William has described his “profound sorrow” over “abhorrent” slavery amid a second wave of reparations protests during his visit to Jamaica – but stops short of apologising. The monarch addressed the topic while delivering a speech during a state dinner hosted by Patrick Allen, governor general of Jamaica, at King’s House in Kingston on Wednesday.

　The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrived in Jamaica on Tuesday to a much-publicised demonstration urging the monarchy to pay reparations for slavery, and there have been calls from politicians for the country to drop the Queen as head of state and become a republic.

　Jamaica’s prime minister Andrew Holness told the royal couple on Wednesday that the nation will be decoupling from the British monarchy. 　 　This comes after senior political sources within Jamaica told The Independent that the process had already begun after top-level talks commenced months ago...（続き：https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/prince-william-jamaica-slavery-apology-b2042779.html）