King Charles stops short of apology for ‘abhorrent’ colonial violence in Kenya

Visiting monarch speaks of sorrow and deepest regret for past wrongdoings' under British rule

King Charles has spoken of Britain's abhorrent and unjustifiable acts of violence" committed against Kenyans during their fight for independence, but stopped short of an apology despite human rights groups demanding one.

The monarch made the comments in a speech, delivered during a banquet in Kenya held in his honour, in which he referred to the greatest sorrow" and deepest regret" for the wrongdoings" of the past.