Will the Commonwealth survive Queen Elizabeth II’s death?

The Queen with Commonwealth Nations Heads of Government at a meeting in 2012

The Queen with Commonwealth Nations Heads of Government at a meeting in 2012 Source: AAP / Lefteris Pitarakis/PA

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The Commonwealth of Nations was established as an organisation of ‘equal’ member states which were mostly former colonies of the British Empire. What is its standing in the 21st Century, after Queen Elizabeth II’s death?

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