"One simple lesson from history is that when people come together to talk, to exchange ideas and to develop common goals, wonderful things can happen," the queen once said about the Commonwealth. The queen sought to channel the remains of that empire into the Commonwealth, of which the late British monarch was not just the ceremonial head but also its biggest cheerleader: His mother, Queen Elizabeth II, was in charge of signing the handover papers of some 40 regions around the world in a similar situation during her 70-year reign. Charles witnessed the changing face of the empire himself when then-Rhodesia became independent Image: picture alliance/AP Photo ![]() The last time a British monarch got to oversee the decolonization of an African territory that once used to be under the authority of the United Kingdom was in 1980. When Zimbabwe gained its independence, Charles, then Prince of Wales, was there in person to formally hand over sovereignty of the new nation to Robert Mugabe.
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