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Laura Trevelyan, 54, a BBC reporter based in New York, delivered the apology at a ceremony in the capital St Georges on Monday, attended by Grenadas prime minister.

A BBC journalist has publicly apologized to the people of Grenada for her aristocratic ancestors owning more than 1,000 slaves - with her family donating

Laura Trevelyan, a BBC correspondent who investigated her family’s link to the slave trade, also pays £100,000 in reparations

The Trevelyan family was among those the British government compensated following the abolition of slavery.

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The Trevelyan family recently apologised for their forebears’ slave-ownership and attracted a flurry of attention – both good and bad

A BBC reporter is giving £100,000 or more than $120,000 to a community in Grenada after learning that her slave-owning family was compensated when slavery

The Trevelyans were shocked to see their name in a slavery database and a journey to Grenada confirmed the continuing impact of their grim history

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