Head of the Commonwealth

Symbolic head of association of independent states

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March 13 2023 King Charles III delivered his first Commonwealth Day message, commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Commonwealth Charter.
September 8 2022 Following Queen Elizabeth II's death, Charles automatically became the head of the Commonwealth.
2018 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting delegates declared that Prince Charles would be the next head of the Commonwealth, despite the role remaining non-hereditary.
2015 Prince Charles was reportedly set to accompany Queen Elizabeth to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Malta, with the Queen seemingly determined to see the headship pass to her son.

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