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Reflections: The Commonwealth through the years

Queen Elizabeth leaves after a service at Westminster Abbey, London, October 12, 2021. [Reuters]

Different from what it was in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the modern Commonwealth of Nations is largely a product of two conflicting forces about the future of the empire. One was on increasing decision-making powers in the various parts of the empire or dominions.

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