<p class="title">Commonwealth leaders agreed today to back Prince Charles as the next head of the organisation, a day after Queen Elizabeth II said it was her "sincere wish" that her son would succeed her in the role "one day".</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 69-year-old Prince of Wales will be the next head of the 53-member Commonwealth, the BBC reported.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The decision is believed to have been taken at the retreat at the grand Waterloo Chamber of the Castle, one of the homes of Queen Elizabeth II – the Head of the Commonwealth.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Prime Minister Narendra Modi was also present at the retreat.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Commonwealth is one of the world's oldest political association of states, with its roots in the British Empire when some countries were ruled directly or indirectly by Britain.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Independent countries from Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Pacific have joined The Commonwealth over the years, with the last two members to join – Rwanda and Mozambique – having no historical ties to the Empire.</p>
<p class="title">Commonwealth leaders agreed today to back Prince Charles as the next head of the organisation, a day after Queen Elizabeth II said it was her "sincere wish" that her son would succeed her in the role "one day".</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 69-year-old Prince of Wales will be the next head of the 53-member Commonwealth, the BBC reported.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The decision is believed to have been taken at the retreat at the grand Waterloo Chamber of the Castle, one of the homes of Queen Elizabeth II – the Head of the Commonwealth.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Prime Minister Narendra Modi was also present at the retreat.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Commonwealth is one of the world's oldest political association of states, with its roots in the British Empire when some countries were ruled directly or indirectly by Britain.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Independent countries from Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Pacific have joined The Commonwealth over the years, with the last two members to join – Rwanda and Mozambique – having no historical ties to the Empire.</p>