Commonwealth monarchies

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:ceremonialRole opening of parliament
gptkbp:composedOf sovereign states
gptkbp:constitutionalIndependence each realm is independent
gptkbp:distinctConstitution each realm has its own constitution
gptkbp:distinctFrom gptkb:Commonwealth_republics
Commonwealth realms with their own monarchs
gptkbp:excludes gptkb:India
gptkb:Nigeria
gptkb:Pakistan
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:Republics_in_the_Commonwealth
gptkbp:formerMonarch gptkb:Elizabeth_II
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:governorGeneralAppointedBy monarch on advice of local government
gptkbp:governorGeneralRepresents monarch in each realm
gptkbp:headOfState monarch of the United Kingdom
gptkbp:historicallyPartOf gptkb:Barbados
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Commonwealth monarchies
gptkbp:include gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Bahamas
gptkb:Barbados
gptkb:Belize
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Grenada
gptkb:Jamaica
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:Papua_New_Guinea
gptkb:Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis
gptkb:Saint_Lucia
gptkb:Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines
gptkb:Solomon_Islands
gptkb:Tuvalu
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:legalFunctions royal assent to legislation
gptkbp:monarch gptkb:King
monarch is shared but legal roles are separate
gptkbp:monarchResides gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:monarchVisits other realms occasionally
gptkbp:numberOfRealms 15 (as of 2024)
gptkbp:officialLanguage English (in most realms)
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Statute_of_Westminster_1931
gptkbp:president gptkb:Charles_III
gptkbp:realmExample gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Commonwealth_of_Nations
gptkbp:succession varies by realm
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:King
gptkb:coat_of_arms
gptkbp:symbolicRole monarch as ceremonial head
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Commonwealth_republics
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5