QUEEN ELIZABETH II will be removed as Barbados' head of state next year - a shocking announcement that could just be the beginning of a domino effect among Commonwealth states, which may only take hold when Prince Charles ascends the throne.
has been the constitutional monarch for 16 countries — all of which are part of the Commonwealth realm — for decades. Barbados has just announced that it will become a republic next year, making it the first country in three decades to depart from the Queen’s ceremonial rule. The Caribbean island’s governor-general said this week: “The time has come to fully leave our colonial past behind.
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