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Reading this, one would not be aware that The Commonwealth is a voluntary association of 53 independent countries headed by Secretary General Kamalesh Sharma. Theres nothing in the Commonwealth Charter or convention that says a symbolic head is required, or that the present one must be the queen, or any monarch, for that matter. Selection of her successor also doesnt restrict options to Prince Charles, either. So how or why this ridiculous royal baton has crept into Commonwealth protocol is a complete mystery. Member states need to stand up for their independence and demand that the royal name and significance of the baton be replaced by something less imperial and more representative of the fact that most participants are republics.
Posted on: Thu, 05 Jun 2014 16:52:54 +0000

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