It would not just be a matter of changing the rules in the UK, but also in Commonwealth countries such as Canada and Australia which have federal constitutions. (bbc.co.uk)
None of the amendments are likely to succeed, however, because of the fraught negotiations with other Commonwealth countries which have to be finalised before there can be any change to the constitutional arrangements around the monarchy. (politics.co.uk)
Unlock Democracy has attacked Lord Goldsmith's proposals to remove voting rights from citizens of Commonwealth countries resident in the UK on the grounds that it would disenfranchise more than 6,000 soldiers currently serving in the British Army. (politics.co.uk)