King Charles shown slaves’ neck shackles during Bermuda visit

The monarch being shown artefacts at the National Museum of Bermuda (Picture: Getty Images)

The King was given a look into the history of the transatlantic slave trade during the first day of his visit to Bermuda.

In a deeply moving visit, Charles was shown neck irons which were used to control slaves dating from 1595 at the 1850 Ordinance House.

The cabinet, which included other artefacts dedicated to slaves, trade and conquest, included the caption: ‘From 1550 to 1595, the official records show that 36,300 enslaved Africans were imported into Spanish Southern America.’

It added that the true figure was likely to be far hig...