Prince Charles May Lose Top Commonwealth Position If He Pushes Too Hard

Prince Charles is in the running to become the head of the Commonwealth after Queen Elizabeth II dies. However, he may lose the position even before he gets it if he pushes for it too hard.

Charles Moore, a journalist, recently said, “The Commonwealth could have no head at all – just a secretariat, and a rotation of countries in the chair. If supporters of Prince Charles overplay his hand, this could quite easily happen. Any strong feeling that he was pushing for the role, or that his appointment might be controversial could kill it: monarchs have to focus on unity or they aren’t worth the trouble.”

Moore said that if Prince Charles will be rejected from the post, it would also damage his standing, but not necessarily his legitimacy as king.

According to BBC, the Commonwealth has already set up a high level group that will examine who is best fit to take over the role after the queen passes away. Even though Prince Charles is the top contender for the job at the moment, his relationship with the queen doesn’t guarantee him anything.

“The best thing Prince Charles can say to the Commonwealth (privately) is, ‘I’m here to help – if you want me.’ The British government should be similarly modest,” Moore said.

Meanwhile, other than his possible future role as the head of the Commonwealth, and as the king, Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles also made headlines last week during their visit to Yorkshire.

The Prince of Wales visited the Dearne Community Fire Station last week, and he had the chance to talk to a group of young people and boost their confidence over their job skills. Prince Charles also met up with graduates, trainees and industrial cadets from local schools and colleges in the area.

The Industrial Cadets program was designed by Prince Charles to develop students’ knowledge, awareness and experience of engineering.