King Charles faces 'biggest risk' of his reign on Caribbean tour

What BBN said about it

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorKing Charles boards the RAF Voyager on Tuesday for a nine-day tour of the Bahamas, Guyana, and Antigua and Barbuda, with a Commonwealth leaders' meeting in Antigua.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe BBC counts about thirty-six engagements. Historian Sir Anthony Seldon calls it the biggest risk of the King's reign so far.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWhat's the risk, exactly? Thirty-six engagements sounds like a Tuesday at my old network.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe slave trade. He will give three speeches but is not expected to issue an official apology, and the Burnham government will not pay reparations.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorBuckingham Palace says acknowledging past wrongs is built into the programme in all three countries.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorProtests are seen as likely, and in twenty twenty-two demonstrations forced part of William and Catherine's tour to be abandoned.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo the plan is three speeches, no apology, and a very long flight.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorKenji, what does it mean when a speech is described as carefully calibrated?

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentIt means the clip has to survive being clipped. Every sentence needs to still work in a thirty-second cut.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorI regret asking.