The King has visited a site in Guyana where enslaved people were executed after British authorities quelled a major colonial-era uprising.

Standing at the edge of Independence Park in the capital, Georgetown, King Charles observed schoolchildren playing sports where 33 individuals linked to the 1823 Demerara Rebellion were hanged.

The appearance follows renewed demands from Caribbean nations for Britain to apologise and provide reparations for its historical role in the slave trade.

Opening his nine-day tour on Tuesday, Charles acknowledged the "great suffering of the past" during a speech to a Bahamas youth rally, adding that a Commonwealth summit he will open in Antigua next week will address slavery's legacy.

Guyana’s culture minister Steven Jacobs accompanied Charles at the site to mark the country’s history of slavery and resistance.

Charles with Steven Jacobs, as he greets youths in Promenade Gardens next to Independence Park in Georgetown (Isabel Infantes/PA)

The King listened intently as Mr…