The Prince of Wales at the 2013 summit next to President Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka John Stillwell/Getty ImagesIn just under a week’s time Theresa May and 52 other world leaders will gather in the splendour of the Waterloo Chamber of Windsor Castle and decide the future of the Prince of Wales. Instead it will be just a room full of presidents and prime ministers, accompanied by the Commonwealth secretary-general Baroness Scotland of Asthal. There is no official agenda but there is little doubt what one of the main topics of conversation will be: should Prince Charles succeed the Queen as head of the Commonwealth? It is one of the most thorny questions facing the Commonwealth. A growing lobby, which includes Buckingham Palace, Clarence House, the prime minister and Lady…

Source: The Times April 13, 2018 23:12 UTC