Britain’s King Charles has said the Commonwealth should acknowledge its “painful” history and urged the organization to “right inequalities that endure” as he opened a meeting of Commonwealth countries in Samoa on Friday.

King Charles said on Friday the Commonwealth should acknowledge its "painful" history, as African and Caribbean countries push for reparations for Britain's role in transatlantic slavery.

By James Redmayne , Alasdair Pal and Catarina Demony APIA, Samoa (Reuters) -King Charles said on Friday the Commonwealth should acknowledge its "painful" history, as African and Caribbean nations push for reparations for Britain's role in transatlantic slavery.