King Charles has confirmed he will discuss the legacy of slavery at a summit with Commonwealth leaders as he begins his Caribbean tour.

The king arrived in the Bahamas to a ceremonial welcome and attended a youth rally at Clifford Park, the site where the country officially gained its independence from British colonial rule in 1973.

His visit comes amid renewed calls from Caribbean nations for Britain to apologise for the atrocities of transatlantic slavery and engage in reparations talks.

Charles’s nine-day tour, which includes a solo state visit to Guyana, will culminate in presiding over the Commonwealth heads of government meeting (Chogm) hosted by Antigua and Barbuda.

In his speech in the Bahamas on Tuesday, Charles said: “Some of what is best in Bahamian culture today, the most joyful, the most hopeful, the most bright, was born out of darkness.

“It is only right that we should acknowledge the great suffering of the past in these islands and beyond, even as we rejoice in the successes of the…