The latest divine revelation for the Archbishop of Canterbury comes not from a stone tablet. Instead, it follows a series of historical disclosures, all stemming from a DNA test prompted by a Telegraph investigation in 2016.

The Archbishop of Canterbury has revealed one of his ancestors owned slaves at a plantation in Jamaica. Justin Welby has spoken out about the discovery and said a recent trip to the country “has helped me to confront the legacies of enslavement in the Caribbean”.

Justin Welby reveals late biological father, Anthony Montague Browne, who served as Winston Churchill's private secretary, had ancestral connections to enslavement of people in Jamaica and Tobago - An

Justin Welby says a recent trip to Jamaica has helped him "confront the legacies of enslavement".

Another direct descendant of the Fergusson family said its time to "stop denying" the history of slavery and face up to "our debts"

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