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2018

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Whom to Succeed His Mother Queen Elizabeth II As Head Of Commonwealth?
A
Prince Charles
B
Andrew Albert Christian Edward
C
Edward Antony Richard Louis
D
William Arthur Philip Louis
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney said Elizabeth was a “behind the scenes force” in ending apartheid in South Africa. After the Queen’s death on 8 September 2022, King Charles III became Head of the Commonwealth.

Detailed explanation-2: -After a historic 70 years on the throne as Britain’s longest-serving monarch, Queen Elizabeth II died at the age of 96, at her home at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, on Sept. 8, 2022. Immediately upon her passing, her eldest son, Prince Charles, became the new king.

Detailed explanation-3: -King Charles is now the monarch and head of state of the UK and 14 countries in the Commonwealth realm. The Commonwealth Realm contains all member states that recognise King Charles III as their monarch and head of state.

Detailed explanation-4: -The role of Head of the Commonwealth is not hereditary, however following an unanimous decision by Commonwealth leaders in 2018, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, His Majesty The King became Head of the Commonwealth.

Detailed explanation-5: -At her accession in 1952, Queen Elizabeth II was the monarch and head of state of seven independent states: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan, and Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).

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