Prince Charles has refused to apologise on behalf of the Queen for the ‘assimilation and genocide’ of Canada‘s schoolchildren – but admitted ‘failures of the Crown’ in the latest colonial row to hit a Royal tour.
The Prince of Wales – currently in the country with Camilla – was embroiled in more controversy, following Sophie and Edward and Wills and Kate’s own troubles.
Canada is dealing with a national scandal stretching back decades that saw thousands of indigenous children die or be abused in the residential school system, with hundreds of human remains discovered last year at former church-run schools.
Many believe the Queen – who is head of state – should say sorry over what happened.
RoseAnne Archibald, national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, appealed directly to Charles for an apology from the monarch during a reception in the Canadian capital.
The event featured many leading figures from the country’s indigenous community, along with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and…
