Should baby George become the future head of the commonwealth? A pledge at the summit that Charles and his heirs would succeed the Queen as Head of the Commonwealth would avoid nations such as Australia and Jamaica – where there are vocal republican movements – using the meeting as an opportunity to demand a break in the link with the British Monarchy. Until recently the section on the ‘Head of the Commonwealth’ stated that although the Queen occupied the position, it ‘does not pass automatically to her heir’. The Queen however has chosen a moment while the Royal family is at its most popular to launch her campaign ‘It would be awful if, when the Queen dies, there was a political wrangle in the Commonwealth over whether Charles should follow her,’ said one diplomat. ‘Removing the reference on the Commonwealth Secretariat website to the fact the British Monarch does not automatically get the Commonwealth job was a clear signal. There are one of two ambitious, rather distasteful figures in the Commonwealth who could use this uncertainty to try to grab the job vacated by the Queen. (I wonder who he is referring too)? ‘If David Cameron asks Commonwealth leaders to secure the role for little George, few could object.’ Critics say appointing a hereditary figure to lead the Commonwealth undermines its efforts to spread democracy. But supporters say it emphasises the Commonwealth’s character as a ‘unique family of nations’ rather than a political, UN-style organisation.
Posted on: Sun, 28 Jul 2013 11:14:25 +0000
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