03 Nov 2026, 10:15 PM

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The British monarch has been stalked by protesters during his visit to the Bahamas, Antigua and Guyana – and they will only become more insistent as time goes on• Don’t get Cotton Capital delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereThe sun is starting to set in the Bahamas and the loud wash of the tide, which is always audible on Nassau’s Western Esplanade, is beginning to be drowned out by the sound of excited screams. King Charles is visiting the Caribbean archipelago, for which he is still the head of state, for the first time in more than 50 years and a youth rally attended by schoolchildren makes for a particularly welcoming crowd.Some have described the king’s nine-day tour of the Bahamas, Antigua and Guyana amid growing calls for reparations as a significant risk that may accelerate his removal as head of state from the six remaining Caribbean Commonwealth countries in which he still serves.British people can’t be made to pay for the wrongs of slavery – but we must confront our complicated history | Andy Burnham‘Reparations now’: King and Burnham face protests at Antigua Commonwealth summit | Natricia DuncanLobbying, lawyers and a media blitz: the fight to kill the Church of England’s £100m slavery compensation fund| John CollingridgeBarack Obama pays tribute to Manchester cotton workers and cites them as an inspiration | Chris OsuhDeceptively simple’: Gullah Geechee art exhibition illustrates that beauty lies in the details | Adria R Walker Continue reading...

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