It is less than four hours since the Queen gave her public endorsement to the Prince of Wales as her successor as head of the Commonwealth, an announcement that Keith Rowley is more familiar with than most: he was sitting a few yards behind her when she said it.
As prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago, he is one of the 53 Commonwealth leaders who gathered in the ballroom of Buckingham Palace for the formal opening of the summit.
While most of the Commonwealth has swiftly fallen into line behind the anointment of Prince Charles, Dr Rowley — he is a volcanologist, of all things — is sounding distinctly unenthusiastic. Does he think Charles is the best man for the job? “I don’t want to
