Likelihood of more nations under British monarchy pushing to become republics during reign of King Charles III
She was born Elizabeth Alexandra Mary on 21 April, 1926 and became Queen in 1952.
Having ruled for 70 years and 214 days, her reign is the longest by any British monarch and by any female head of a country.
Her first prime minister was Sir Winston Churchill who was born in 1874 and her last prime minister was Lizz Truss who was born in 1974.
Elizabeth was not just the Queen of England, but of 32 sovereign nations during her lifetime and of 15 at death.
Some of those remaining 15 nations include Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, amongst others.
Such was the spread and power of the British monarchy, not just within the Commonwealth, but also in the United Kingdom. But even during her lifetime, 17 nations, including Nigeria, removed the Queen as the head of their government, the latest being the Barbados in November, 2021.
The United Kingdom is not spared of these moves to get out from under the monarchy.
The most recent was the Scottish 2014 Independence referendum. Even though the Scots voted to stay in the UK, they however voted to remain in the European Union, in contradiction to the stand of the UK.
Wales, on its part, cannot opt out of the UK, at least for now, since it is not a sovereign nation, but a principality. In other words, it is a territory or jurisdiction of a Prince. As for Northern Island, a province of the UK, it has consistently voted to remain in the United Kingdom.
One thing analysts must, however, bear in mind is that Charles is not Elizabeth.
Even though Charles was the first British heir apparent to earn a University degree and also go to school instead of being home-tutored, he is not loved like Queen Elizabeth. Oftentimes, he has been denigrated by the media, so much so that in 1994 a German newspaper published nude photos of the then heir apparent while on a vacation in Le Barroux in France.
King Charles had also waited on end, in the shadow of his mother, to become king for the most part of his life. It is on record that he is the oldest to have ever ascended the throne in British history, having being heir apparent for 70 years, since 1952.
Definitely, times are changing and King Charles does not seem to have the same pull as Queen Elizabeth. This may encourage other sovereign nations to push to get out from under the British monarchy and from the United Kingdom.
