Prince Charles is expected to inaugurate the Commonwealth conference in Rwanda

Even if these opinions have been spoken in the past, the royal correspondent at the BBC argues the speech's timing is important.

Prince Charles is expected to inaugurate the Commonwealth conference in Rwanda

Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, will start the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting later on Friday in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda.

He is anticipated to add that the future republican status of Commonwealth nations who currently have Queen Elizabeth as their head of state is up to them.

Even if these opinions have been spoken in the past, the royal correspondent at the BBC argues the speech's timing is important.

According to our correspondent, the upcoming British monarch will make it abundantly obvious that peaceful and amicable constitutional change is possible within the Commonwealth.