Whoopi Goldberg has joined calls for the British Royal Family to apologize for their historical ties to the slave trade.
The Oscar-winner's comments come as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge kicked off their first Caribbean tour - and were met with a frosty reception by locals demanding they apologize for their involvement in the empire.
In a recent episode of The View, Goldberg chimed in on the debate, saying she agreed that the monarchy should say they are sorry for their slave-trading past.
"Britain ran ram shod over India for years," she said, per Metro. "Let us not forget when we talk about what needs to happen, all the folks that need to apologize."
Watch Goldberg make the comments in the video below:She went on to say that she thought members of the Royal Family were already aware that they needed to express their regret over their past involvement in the slave trade.
"Listen, this is not new. I suspect Charles, when he was in Barbados, had some idea because he went on and apologized, yes, he was releasing the hold that Britain has. So perhaps someone is listening, and it's the new group of folks I don't know if it's Charles but one of them," she added.
ABC News reports that Prince William and Kate were met with protesting locals when they stepped off their flight at Kingston's Norman Manley Airport in Jamaica. People shouted for them to address the monarchy's historic offenses, holding signs saying "apologize now" and "seh yuh sorry".
Economist and activist Dr. Rosalea Hamilton reportedly helped to organize the rally, adding that "historical wrongs" need to be addressed by the Royal Family.
Meanwhile, in an open letter to the royal couple Advocates Network Jamaica requested they formally apologize for:
"Exploitation of the indigenous people of Jamaica, the transatlantic trafficking of Africans, the enslavement of Africans, indentureship and colonialization' and wish to begin the 'process of healing, forgiveness, reconciliation, and compensation."
"We see no reason to celebrate 70 years of the ascension of your grandmother to the British throne because her leadership, and that of her predecessors, have perpetuated the greatest human rights tragedy in the history of humankind," read the letter, which was signed by over 100 Jamaican leaders.
Per CNN, Prince William spoke about Britain's history of slavery in a speech in Jamaica on Wednesday night.
"I strongly agree with my father, the Prince of Wales, who said in Barbados last year that the appalling atrocity of slavery forever stains our history," William said, before adding: "I want to express my profound sorrow. Slavery was abhorrent, and it should never have happened."
