Portal:Commonwealth realms

Introduction   Commonwealth realms   Overseas territories of Commonwealth realms A Commonwealth realm is a sovereign state in which Queen Elizabeth II is the reigning constitutional monarch and head of state. Each realm is independent from the other realms. As of 2018, there are 16 Commonwealth realms: Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Grenada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, and the United Kingdom. All 16 Commonwealth realms are members of the Commonwealth of Nations, an intergovernmental organisation of 53 member states. Elizabeth II is Head of the Commonwealth. In 1952, Britain's proclamation of Elizabeth II's accession used the term Realms to describe the seven sovereign states of which she was queen—the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan and Ceylon. Since then, new realms have been created through independence of former colonies and dependencies and some realms have become republics. Selected article Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, born 21 April 1926) is the reigning queen and head of state of 16 independent sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, and Saint Kitts and Nevis. In addition, as Head of the Commonwealth, she is the figurehead of the 53-member Commonwealth of Nations. In 1949, George VI became the first Head of the Commonwealth, a symbol of the free association of the independent countries comprising the Commonwealth of Nations. On his death in 1952, Elizabeth became Head of the Commonwealth, and constitutional monarch of seven independent Commonwealth countries: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan, and Ceylon. Read more... Selected image WWII, Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference. London, U.K. 1944-05-01 (L-R): Rt. Hon. W.L. Mackenzie King (Canada), General Jan Smuts (South Africa), Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill (United Kingdom), Rt. Hons. Peter Fraser (New Zealand), John Curtin (Australia). Quotes “ I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong. ” Princess Elizabeth during a broadcast to the Commonwealth. Subcategories Select ► to view subcategories' ▼ Commonwealth of Nations ► Commonwealth of Nations by country ► Commonwealth of Nations-related lists ► Commonwealth of Nations awards ► Currencies of the Commonwealth of Nations ► Commonwealth of Nations experts ► Commonwealth Family ► Foreign relations of the Commonwealth of Nations ► Government Houses of the British Empire and Commonwealth ► Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings ► History of the Commonwealth of Nations ► Independence acts in the Parliament of the United Kingdom ► Institutions of the Commonwealth of Nations ► Member states of the Commonwealth of Nations ► Military of the Commonwealth of Nations ► Commonwealth monarchies ► Political office-holders of the Commonwealth of Nations ► Commonwealth realms ► Commonwealth records ► Commonwealth republics ► Commonwealth Secretariat ► Commonwealth sports competitions ► Symbols of the Commonwealth of Nations ► Commonwealth War Graves Commission WikiProject If you would like to help expand articles about Commonwealth realms, why not visit the WikiProject Commonwealth realms' page or inquire on their talk page? Commonwealth realms topics Sovereign states Antigua and Barbuda Australia Bahamas Barbados Belize Canada Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) Fiji The Gambia Ghana Grenada Guyana India Ireland Jamaica Kenya Malawi Malta Mauritius New Zealand Nigeria Dominion of Pakistan (now Pakistan and Bangladesh) Papua New Guinea St. Kitts and Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent and the Grenadines Sierra Leone Solomon Islands South Africa Tanganyika Trinidad and Tobago Tuvalu Uganda United Kingdom Dependencies Australia Ashmore and Cartier Islands Australian Antarctic Territory Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Coral Sea Islands Heard Island and McDonald Islands Norfolk Island New Zealand Cook Islands Niue Ross Dependency Tokelau United Kingdom Akrotiri and Dhekelia Anguilla Bermuda British Antarctic Territory British Indian Ocean Territory British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Falkland Islands Gibraltar Guernsey Isle of Man Jersey Montserrat Pitcairn Islands St. Helena (including Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha) South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Turks and Caicos Islands Commonwealth portals Australia Canada Cyprus Ghana Guyana Jamaica Kenya Kiribati Malta New Zealand Papua New Guinea Rwanda Sierra Leone Tuvalu United Kingdom Associated Wikimedia