King Charles III will address the hardest chapters of empire on a Caribbean tour.

A Guardian headline says he will acknowledge the darkest days of Britain’s colonial rule.

Buckingham Palace says he will not shy away from the slavery issue.

The palace also says a formal apology is not planned on this tour.

The article notes some Caribbean nations are moving to drop the monarch as head of state.

Regional leaders are still pressing for acknowledgment of past economic exploitation.

Aides say naming that history is part of modernizing the monarchy.

The piece does not publish a speech text or a full itinerary.

Read the full article on the king’s Caribbean tour and the apology question.