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"Rare Move": Queen Elizabeth Announces Who Will Lead the Commonwealth After Her

Kristen Undset : Apr 20, 2018
Faith, Family, America

"It is my sincere wish that the Commonwealth will continue to offer stability and continuity for future generations and will decide that one day the Prince of Wales should carry on the important work started by my father in 1949." -Queen Elizabeth

(United Kingdom)— [FaithFamilyAmerica.com] In what People calls a "rare move," Queen Elizabeth has publicly requested that her son, Prince Charles, be chosen as the next leader of the British Commonwealth, which is composed of 53 member states that are mostly former territories of the British Empire, after her death. (Photo: Queen Elizabeth II/via Faith, Family, America)

On Thursday, Queen Elizabeth II, who has been the monarch of Great Britain since June 2nd, 1953, addresses the Commonwealth Heads of Government. Queen Elizabeth, who turns 92 on Saturday, asked them to appoint Charles as her successor...

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