That's maybe why it no longer exists

Right. Now. What’s going on here? Young Gep - thank you very much for the lead into one of my passions…

The Old British Empire!
Which was beautifully morphed into the Commonwealth of Nations.

Interesting that this pops up today. Of all days. CHOGM is meeting today in my old home state of Western Australia.

Look at how The Commonwealth is shaping this country. Right now, as I type, this is breaking news on the BBC about UK Royal succession laws changing.

I’m very passionate about The Commonwealth. Can you tell?

I was involved for many years with the Australian Government Foreign Aid programme in Tertiary Education with many Commonwealth Nations.

The Old British Empire still has 2.1 billion people represented by The Commonwealth. What a terrific legacy, amongst many.

Did you know that when Her Majesty The Queen dies, or if she abdicates, then the next one in the queue doesn’t get to be the next Head of the Commonwealth? It has to go to the vote of CHOGM.

The Queen has done such a good job that they’ve kept her busy in the role for nearly 60 years. Phew! That’s a long time to be doing the same job.

I believe that one of The Queen’s defining attributes is her dedicated work to shine light on The Commonwealth.

I feel all puffed up and proud to be a Commonwealth Citizen right now. I'm standing tall, my chin quivering slightly, misty eyed as I salute towards the sun that is shining brightly on the Old British Empire. Makes you feel proud to be British, Young Gep!

(Hi Admin, please cut here…at this post...and paste into somewhere more appropriate. The end of the internet might be a good place for poppycock like this.)