![]() Critics say the association has little relevance and no influence today. ![]() And What’s Next for the Commonwealth?įor now, the Commonwealth is still very much a thing, though its future is somewhat uncertain. Who Is the Head of the Commonwealth Now?Īlthough the head of the Commonwealth is appointed by the Commonwealth leaders and technically not determined by kinship, King Charles III has nevertheless assumed the role as expected, making him the third head of the Commonwealth in the organization’s history. Known as the Commonwealth realm, these countries are: Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Grenada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, and the United Kingdom. That said, only a fraction of the members of the Commonwealth-15 to be precise-have the British monarch as head of state, while the rest are either republics or countries that have their own monarch in place. The “British” qualifier was removed from the name in 1949, when allegiance to the British monarch was no longer a prerequisite for joining, and now it’s simply referred to as “the Commonwealth.” In fact, multiple countries that were never even a part of the British Empire have decided to join the modern day Commonwealth (the last two countries to join were Gabon and Togo in 2022). Although the group’s origins go back hundreds of years, the association was officially formed in 1926 (that still makes it one of the oldest political organizations in the world, NBD). ![]() The Commonwealth, formerly known as the British Commonwealth, is a voluntary association of countries around the world that were once part of the vast British Empire. But wait, what countries are part of the Commonwealth, anyway? And what’s in store for this group of nations now that King Charles is the ruling monarch? Here’s what you need to know. Indeed, the royal monarch was an important symbolic figure in countries far and wide, due to her role as head of the Commonwealth. Queen Elizabeth’s passing was a major event that shook not just the United Kingdom, but the entire world.
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