Young Africans see few benefits to being part of the Commonwealth of Nations, an international organization that grew out of the crumbling British Empire. The Commonwealth of Nations is as old as its ...

The death of Queen Elizabeth II set into motion a historic transition of power—not just in Great Britain but in 54 countries across the world that maintain ties to the royal family as members of the ...

US President Donald Trump appeared to endorse the idea of joining the Commonwealth of Nations — the organization largely composed of former British colonies and run by King Charles III — in a social ...

Commonwealth nations are mourning the death of Queen Elizabeth II, who helmed the association of 56 countries since her ascension to the throne in 1952. The Commonwealth was founded to maintain ties ...

With roots in the British empire, the Commonwealth in its modern-day form came about in 1949 with the London Declaration establishing a precedent of member states being “free and equal”. Membership ...

Marked every year since the 1970s, Commonwealth Day recognises the unity and diversity of a remarkable family of nations, with a special service in the Abbey at the heart of the celebrations. Darrion ...

BRITAIN’S TERRITORIAL vastness was neatly summed up in the Victorian era by the observation that “the sun never sets on the British Empire”. For 350 years, dating from when the East India Company was ...