Still Waters Posted February 13, 2018 #1 Share Posted February 13, 2018 The Commonwealth has secretly begun considering who might succeed the Queen as its head, the BBC has learned. The issue is hugely sensitive because the role is not hereditary and will not pass automatically to the Prince of Wales on the Queen's death. The Commonwealth has set up a "high level group" to look at the way the international organisation is governed. However, senior sources added that the gathering in London would also consider what happens when the Queen, who turns 92 in April, dies. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-43040240 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+and-then Posted February 13, 2018 #2 Share Posted February 13, 2018 It will be the passing of an era, that's for sure. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevewinn Posted February 14, 2018 #3 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Even though its not automatic that it will pass to next in line, it would be nice for Prince Charles or King Charles Philip Arthur George VII to hold the title in memory of his mother. I'd rather that than some career politician or a succession of Politicians who could in time undermine the role. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+and-then Posted February 14, 2018 #4 Share Posted February 14, 2018 I had no idea that the succession wasn't determined by the sitting monarch. I thought it was the Queen's choice. The article was quite enlightening. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Monk Posted February 17, 2018 #5 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Elizabeth II is only the symbolic Head of the Commonwealth. Patricia Scotland is the current Commonwealth Secretary-General, having taken over from Kamalesh Sharma in 2016. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Red Devil Posted February 18, 2018 #6 Share Posted February 18, 2018 The Commonwealth? I highly doubt that Tuvalu or Swaziland are going to have much of an influential say. Neither will Australia, Canada or India for that matter. The final decision will be made in London and by the British. Then again, Mugabe's out of a job if they really want to go outside Windsor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poohbear Posted February 18, 2018 #7 Share Posted February 18, 2018 The Commonwealth should go the way of the Dodo....We don't send gunboats anymore...it just supplies well paid jobs and meaningless honours to the cliques in the member countries. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Monk Posted February 18, 2018 #8 Share Posted February 18, 2018 (edited) 10 hours ago, Black Red Devil said: The final decision will be made in London and by the British. Well the article does say the Commonwealth has set up a group to look into the matter. It has nothing to do solely with the British. The high level group consists of: Chairman Anote Tong: Former president of Kiribati Lord Howell: Former British energy secretary Louise Frechette: Former United Nations deputy secretary general Robert Hill: Former Australian defence minister Dame Billie Miller: Former deputy prime minister of Barbados Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala: Former Nigerian minister of finance George Vella: Former deputy prime minister of Malta Britain isn't the head nation of the Commonwealth. Unlike in the EU, all Commonwealth nations, regardless of population size, are seen as equal to each other The previous Secretary-General, Kamalesh Sharma, is Indian. In fact, the current Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland, is the first Briton to hold the role - but even she was born in Dominica. Edited February 18, 2018 by Black Monk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Wellington Posted February 18, 2018 #9 Share Posted February 18, 2018 On 14/02/2018 at 10:30 AM, stevewinn said: Even though its not automatic that it will pass to next in line, it would be nice for Prince Charles or King Charles Philip Arthur George VII to hold the title in memory of his mother. I'd rather that than some career politician or a succession of Politicians who could in time undermine the role. Not so fast, in the UK we have had a Court injunction applied in the past to stop the public finding out about Prince Charles getting up to all kind of gay shenanigans with his male staff. From Egypt to Pakistan to the USA there are many countries out there where it is common knowledge https://www.indiatoday.in/fyi/story/prince-charles-gay-globe-report-queen-elizabeth-boy-toy-11780-2016-06-01 It will present a problem for him getting the yes vote from those Commonwealth countries which are still quite religious and conservative in their values. I predict they will skip him and go for William. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevewinn Posted February 18, 2018 #10 Share Posted February 18, 2018 4 minutes ago, RabidMongoose said: Not so fast, in the UK we have had a Court injunction applied in the past to stop the public finding out about Prince Charles getting up to all kind of gay shenanigans with his male staff. From Egypt to Pakistan to the USA there are many countries out there where it is common knowledge https://www.indiatoday.in/fyi/story/prince-charles-gay-globe-report-queen-elizabeth-boy-toy-11780-2016-06-01 It will present a problem for him getting the yes vote from those Commonwealth countries which are still quite religious and conservative in their values. I predict they will skip him and go for William. unsubstantiated, and peddled by the gutter press. you should know better. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Red Devil Posted February 18, 2018 #11 Share Posted February 18, 2018 10 hours ago, Black Monk said: Well the article does say the Commonwealth has set up a group to look into the matter. It has nothing to do solely with the British. The high level group consists of: Chairman Anote Tong: Former president of Kiribati Lord Howell: Former British energy secretary Louise Frechette: Former United Nations deputy secretary general Robert Hill: Former Australian defence minister Dame Billie Miller: Former deputy prime minister of Barbados Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala: Former Nigerian minister of finance George Vella: Former deputy prime minister of Malta Britain isn't the head nation of the Commonwealth. Unlike in the EU, all Commonwealth nations, regardless of population size, are seen as equal to each other The previous Secretary-General, Kamalesh Sharma, is Indian. In fact, the current Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland, is the first Briton to hold the role - but even she was born in Dominica. They're all just pawns in an articulated smokescreen. My bets on the British Monarch, whoever that will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Likely Guy Posted February 19, 2018 #12 Share Posted February 19, 2018 (edited) Meh, in the the '90s I worked for a company that contracted multi-media to a Commonwealth organization in Vancouver, so I saw their "message". They were hardly nefarious, mostly facilitated health and education programs between member nations. Edit: Though, to be honest, in my opinion they spent way too much on the bureaucratic level. That office space should have been better spent. It was way too nice and posh. Edited February 19, 2018 by Likely Guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Monk Posted February 19, 2018 #13 Share Posted February 19, 2018 13 hours ago, RabidMongoose said: Not so fast, in the UK we have had a Court injunction applied in the past to stop the public finding out about Prince Charles getting up to all kind of gay shenanigans with his male staff. From Egypt to Pakistan to the USA there are many countries out there where it is common knowledge https://www.indiatoday.in/fyi/story/prince-charles-gay-globe-report-queen-elizabeth-boy-toy-11780-2016-06-01 It will present a problem for him getting the yes vote from those Commonwealth countries which are still quite religious and conservative in their values. I predict they will skip him and go for William. Fake news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Monk Posted February 19, 2018 #14 Share Posted February 19, 2018 (edited) 12 hours ago, Black Red Devil said: They're all just pawns in an articulated smokescreen. My bets on the British Monarch, whoever that will be. Could be the Australian monarch, for all we know. Edited February 19, 2018 by Black Monk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Wearer of Hats Posted February 19, 2018 #15 Share Posted February 19, 2018 10 hours ago, Black Monk said: Could be the Australian monarch, for all we know. Queen Kylie the First. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Red Devil Posted February 19, 2018 #16 Share Posted February 19, 2018 12 hours ago, Black Monk said: Could be the Australian monarch, for all we know. They're talking about the head of the Commonwealth, not the British monarchy. I thought the British Monarchy went from bloodline to bloodline. I suppose an Ozzie could marry into it like Mary of Denmark but it appears all major contenders are taken now that Harry has found his match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Monk Posted February 20, 2018 #17 Share Posted February 20, 2018 (edited) 12 hours ago, Black Red Devil said: They're talking about the head of the Commonwealth, not the British monarchy. I thought the British Monarchy went from bloodline to bloodline. I suppose an Ozzie could marry into it like Mary of Denmark but it appears all major contenders are taken now that Harry has found his match. I'm talking about the Australian monarchy, not the British one. At some point in the future they might get the Australian King or Queen to be Head of the Commonwealth, or a New Zealand politician or a Ugandan entrepreneur. We don't know. Edited February 20, 2018 by Black Monk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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