The Relationship Between Britain and Empire

It's a last issue of the relationship between Britain and Empire which seems to be rising up the agenda in the UK. Singapore is a country that feels very generous towards the UK, recognises a colonial past but actually has been able to work in partnership with the UK going forward. I think it's really interesting that countries like Togo, Gabon, Rwanda are joining that Commonwealth club even though they weren't British colonies at this time. The Commonwealth does provide an important forum for countries to come together as equals. We're having this conversation here in Singapore. Our new king has said that he wants to look close to these issues. He started a new initiative to examine the Royal Families Historic Relationship