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Caribbean nations demand reparations from King Charles for royal connection to slave trade

During a visit to Kenya, Britain’s King Charles stopped short of apologizing for his nation’s repression of independence fighters 70 years ago. But the monarch is under pressure because of Britain’s imperial past. Caribbean nations are calling on Charles to dig into his $2 billion personal fortune and pay for the royal family’s slave trading past. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports.

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