Cost of the crown part 3: the hidden history of the monarchy and slavery

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🗓️ 3 May 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Documents recently unearthed by historians have shown how the British royal family had ties to transatlantic slavery. Maeve McClenaghan reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

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0:00.0	This is the Guardian.
0:08.5	Today, the third installment in our cost of the Crown Mini series,
0:13.2	we uncover previously unpublished proof of the royal family's ties to transatlantic slavery.
0:24.9	Who's in the lioness squad?
0:26.6	Will inflation go down?
0:28.2	Who's singing at the coronation concert?
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0:59.0	The congregation, all of them standing,
1:03.9	that probably means
1:06.7	the majesty of the Queen is about to arrive.
1:10.7	A service at Westminster Abbey in 2007 marks 200 years
1:15.4	since the abolition of the trade of enslaved people within the British Empire.
1:23.4	The majesty introduced the welcoming party.
1:27.4	The event is attended by the Queen.
1:30.0	Prae's, hymns, speeches are delivered in front of the monarch
1:33.2	to commemorate the British government's decision to end transatlantic slave.
1:46.4	But then, commotion.
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