King Charles should pay reparations for royals' slavery role, TV historian David Olusoga says

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King Charles should pay reparations for royals' slavery role, TV historian David Olusoga says
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💬 'We try to fool ourselves that the monarchy is entirely symbolic. In fact, the monarch still has considerable influence and is exempt from all sorts of laws. 'The King has real political power in this country. There should be a debate about that'

. It’s an antiquated and archaic system we happen to have. We try to fool ourselves that the monarchy is entirely symbolic. In fact, the monarch still has considerable influence and is exempt from all sorts of laws. The King has real political power in this country. There should be a debate about that.”

Professor Olusoga admitted to “terrible soul-searching” before accepting an OBE in 2019 for his outstanding contribution to the television community, and to society and culture in general. “Of course, a public honour linked to Empire is insensitive and fundamentally silly and I look forward to the day that changes,” he told“I spoke to many black household names, like Baroness Doreen Lawrence, and I made the calculation that to take an honour opens doors and gives you more influence and power than making a political statement by boycotting it. Do black people in this country need less influence? No.

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