The Family of former British prime minister William Gladstone is set to apologize for their ancestor's involvement in the slave trade. William's father, John Gladstone, was a prominent slave owner in the British West Indies. The Gladstone family, including William's great-great-great grandson Charlie Gladstone, plans to travel to Guyana to apologize for John's ownership of enslaved Africans and to provide reparations for further research into the impact of slavery. John Gladstone made a fortune as a sugar-planter and received a significant compensation payment after slavery was abolished. The family's apology coincides with calls for the UK government to apologize for the country's role in slavery.

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