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Britain's King Charles III (C), flanked by Rwanda's president Paul Kagame (C-L), Secretary General of the Commonwealth Patricia Scotland (C-L) and Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (2nd C-R) in Commonwealth group picture.

Charles III’s Commonwealth stands on shaky ground

It is unclear if Charles has the charm and respect to bind the club of nations together in the way his mother did. With Britain lacking the global power it once had, it is hard to see the organisation

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To ensure its survival, King Charles champions a modern monarchy

His tenure on the throne will be defined by how he responds to new tensions in the relationship between sovereign nations and their peoples

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Inviting people to make the pledge is seen as a ‘modernising’ gesture that will be welcomed by an adoring public, but the youth seem to be growing impatient.

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Do British subjects really want to pledge allegiance to the king?

Inviting people to make the pledge is seen as a 'modernising' gesture that will be welcomed by an adoring public, but the youth seem to be growing impatient

Bryn Haworth 06, May 2023

Britain's King Charles III, 2nd right, talks with soldiers during his visit at the 130th German-British Pioneer Bridge Battalion military unit in Finowfurt, eastern Germany, on Thursday, March 30, 2023.

King Charles Germany visit a soft power victory

The British monarch gave a consummate speech, funny and moving by turns, the very essence of soft power, and the Bundestag loved it

Bryn Haworth 06, Apr 2023

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During a historic ceremony at St James's Palace in London, King Charles III was formally installed as the monarch of the United Kingdom last Saturday. Following a period of mourning for the late…

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The Queen poses for a photograph in the drawing room at Balmoral shortly before her meeting with Ms Truss, whom she appointed as her Prime Minister. Credit: AP

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Charles Philip Arthur George, Prince of Wales, is the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. He has been heir apparent to the British throne as well as Duke of Cornwall and Duke of…

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