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Originally Posted by TorontoDrew
. That said I think if and when Charles becomes king that will be the end of the Monarchy as we know it with many if not all commonwealth countries dropping their ties. If they were smart they would skip right over Charles and make it King William and Queen Kate rule. It would be nice to remain in the commonwealth without having the sovereign as head of state.
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It's entirely possible to be a Commonwealth member and not have the London-based Queen/King as your head of state.
That said, I am not aware of what the constitutions are like in the other countries where the British monarch is the head of state, so no idea if it's an easy change to make.
In Canada's case though it is virtually impossible to make this change. The monarchy as currently enshrined is effectively padlocked. You'd need the unanimous consent of all of the provinces plus the federal government to get rid of it.