Royal fans and GB News viewers have hit out at calls for King Charles to apologise for the actions of the British Empire, as the King and Queen visit Kenya for a state visit.
King Charles and Queen Camilla touched down in Kenya today as the country celebrates 60 years of independence.
The visit is the first for the King as monarch, and is where his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth, became Queen in 1952.
Amid the visit, calls have been made by former British colonies for King Charles to apologise for the colonial-era abuses.
A GB News viewer says King Charles has 'nothing to apologise for'
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In a statement, Buckingham Palace said the visit would "acknowledge the more painful aspects of the UK and Kenya's shared history, including the Emergency (1952-1960).
They added: "His Majesty will take time to deepen his understanding of the wrongs suffered in this period by the people of Kenya."
Reacting to the calls from former colonies for the King to apologise and possibly pay reparations for Britain's past, GB News viewers shared their thoughts on the matter.
Praising the Kenya trip, one viewer said: "The monarchy needs to keep promoting the United Kingdom all around the world, so I'm all for the Kenya trip."
He continued: "However, what I'm not for is the monarchy or anybody in parliament, whether it be the English, Welsh, Scottish Parliament, apologising for what happened in the past.
"So please keep the trips going, but please do not apologise, because you're not apologising on my behalf."
Another viewer shared a similar stance as the first, stating: "King Charles is off to Kenya on our behalf, and I'm delighted and I hope he has a successful trip."
But he then argued: "We the British people and the king has nothing whatsoever to apologise for. Yes, we operated slavery when it was legal. We gave these people a better way of life from everything I've read. And also, didn't we abolish slavery? Weren't we responsible for that? And so I'm sorry, but absolutely not nothing to apologise for. End of."
King Charles and Queen Camilla are visiting Kenya on a royal state visit
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A third viewer agreed with her fellow supporters of the royal family, but said that the monarch should "learn from mistakes of the past".
She continued: "Should he take personal responsibility and accountability for the actions of his ancestors? I'm really not sure that he should.
"The most important thing for King Charles and the world in which we currently live is to learn from the mistakes of the past, and we must all do our utmost to make sure that we don't repeat them in the future."
