Watch: King tells world leaders ‘the past cannot be changed’ in landmark Commonwealth speech

The King has told world leaders the past cannot be changed but nations can “commit” to “right inequalities that endure”.

Charles used his first speech to the Commonwealth’s biennial summit in Samoa as head of the family of nations, to stress how the relationship between member states meant “we can discuss the most challenging issues with openness and respect.”

In his landmark speech on Thursday (24 October), Charles said: “None of us can change the past. But we can commit, with all our hearts to learning its lessons and to finding creative ways to right inequalities that endure.”