This petition was submitted during the 2019 to 2024 Parliament
Closed petition Change the Order of the British Empire to the Order of the British Commonwealth
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Enact a statute to change the name
First to remove the anachronistic and nowadays slightly distasteful term "Empire". Second, to underline the importance of the Commonwealth. Third, to recognise the importance attached to the Commonwealth by Her late Majesty the Queen and by King Charles III.
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