The Queen does not intend to abdicate, though Prince Charles has been taking on more of her duties as the -year-old monarch carries out fewer public engagements.Marr, p. 395</ref> On 20 April 2018, the government leaders of the Commonwealth of Nations announced that she will be succeeded by Charles as head of the Commonwealth. The Queen stated it was her "sincere wish" that Charles would follow her in the role. Plans for her death and funeral have been prepared by British government and media organisations since the 1960s.