The British monarchy and their past and present: apologising for the past colonial crimes and paying reparations

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I was asked by a netizen that British Royal Family had greatly benefited from and historically played key role in slavery and colonialism of the empire. Henceforth, the question posited was, should King Charles III ought to offer an apology for the role his royal ancestors played in colonial crimes and of course notably the notorious transatlantic slavery?

My take up is as follows:

Since HM King Charles III isn’t only about him as a person as a private citizen but as an entity that embodies institutional ancestral (which could be termed as state-tradition linkages) connection with the past royal monarch office bearers whose royal office profited from slavery, colonial injustices and incessant looting, the King, as a head of state, ought to apologise, since the monarch as a state institution and as part of the overall embodiment of the state, continues to benefit from the very historical legitimacy, traditions and conventions which thrived on/bene…