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Loose Women host Charlene White emotional as she learns ancestor was slave owner
Loose Women star Charlene White has discovered her family tree can be traced back to her five times great grandfather, a white slave owner called John Stanbury who had illegitimate children at his plantation.In a new documentary commissioned as part of ITV’s programming for Black History Month, Charlene, 41, embarks on a deeply personal journey to uncover the roots of her connection to the British Empire.Her story takes her to Jamaica where Charlene goes to find answers about her great great great grandfather William Stanbury, by meeting one of the country’s leading genealogists, Dianne Golding-Frankson.She learns William had a brother called James and they had a father called James too.Dianne then tells her about a white slave owner
