He King Charles III of the United Kingdom supported the investigation of historical links between monarchy British and transatlantic trade slaves, As a spokesman said on Thursday Buckingham Palace.

The monarch, who ascended the throne on September 8 after the death of his mother, queen Isabella II, takes slavery issues “very seriously” and will help an ongoing academic project by providing access to the Royal Archives.

The study is part of a doctoral project by historian Camila de Koning of the University Manchester, which aims to investigate the involvement of the monarchy in the slave trade and is expected to be completed in 2026.

This is how the palace declared itself after the newspaper “Guardianpublished a never-before-published document attesting to the transfer in 1689 king wilhelm 3 (reigned 1689-1702) Edward Colstonslaver.

A palace source indicated that the monarch, who will be crowned on May 6, continued his drive to deepen his understanding “vigorously and decisively” about the impact that slavery had.

Last year, at a meeting of the leaders of the British Commonwealth of Nations (the Commonwealth, former British colonies), Charles III stated in a speech that the mistakes “that have shaped our past” must be acknowledged and that he has embarked on a personal journey of discovery on the subject.