Statement Type | Apology |
Date of Statement | 27/02/2023 |
Issuing Body | Individuals |
Apology & Regret Statements | Members of the Trevelyan family travelled to Grenada in February 2023 to atone for their ancestors’ role and financial gain in the plantation system. Following a heartfelt formal apology on 27 February to the victims themselves and their descendants, family member, BBC Correspondent, Laura Trevelyan has pledged £100,000 in reparations, donated to the University of the West Indies, with the wider family keen to establish a future reparations fund. They also issued a public statement to other British families, as well as the UK government, to engage in conversations on apologies and reparations with Caribbean officials and the descendants of the enslaved. |
Verification Source | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/27/british-slave-owners-family-makes-public-apology-in-grenada |
Submitted by | AFFORD |