Leaders approve Prince Charles to succeed Queen as Commonwealth head -Sky news

Prince Charles was approved as the successor to Queen Elizabeth as head of the Commonwealth at a meeting of the group's heads of government in Windsor on Friday, Sky News reported citing unnamed sources. There have been calls for the role to be rotated around the 53 member-states, most of which are former British territories, but in recent days the queen, the British government and other leaders have backed Charles. The Commonwealth Secretariat, which carries out the organization's day-to-day work, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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