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King Charles’s ascension ignites debate over royals across Commonwealth

Reflect on the legacy of Queen Elizabeth II, and the future under King Charles III, with these hand-picked stories.

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By The Guardian

Is this the end of the legacy of the British empire? King Charles III's ascension to the thrown has reignited the debate about whether the British monarch should be head of state in many of the remaining Commonwealth countries. From Jamaica to New Zealand, Patrick Wintour and Oliver Holmes examine their renewed desires to break from the shroud of colonialism.

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