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

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

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

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