A report on Commonwealth of Nations
Political association of 56 member states, the vast majority of which are former territories of the British Empire.
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British Empire
16 linksComposed of the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states.
Composed of the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states.
After independence, many former British colonies joined the Commonwealth of Nations, a free association of independent states.
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
17 linksThe Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM; or) is a biennial summit meeting of the de facto leaders from all Commonwealth nations.
Commonwealth realm
13 linksA Commonwealth realm is a sovereign state in the Commonwealth of Nations that has Elizabeth II as its monarch and head of state.
Elizabeth II
14 linksQueen of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth realms.
Queen of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth realms.
During the tour, in a broadcast to the British Commonwealth on her 21st birthday, she made the following pledge: "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."
Head of the Commonwealth
11 linksHead of the Commonwealth is a title used by the ceremonial leader who symbolises "the free association of independent member nations" of the Commonwealth of Nations, an intergovernmental organisation that currently comprises fifty-six sovereign states.
Commonwealth Games
12 linksThe Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games, is a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations.
Commonwealth Secretary-General
8 linksThe Commonwealth secretary-general is the head of the Commonwealth Secretariat, the central body which has served the Commonwealth of Nations since its establishment in 1965, and responsible for representing the Commonwealth publicly.
Commonwealth Secretariat
5 linksThe Commonwealth Secretariat is the main intergovernmental agency and central institution of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Republics in the Commonwealth of Nations
4 linksThe republics in the Commonwealth of Nations are the sovereign states in the organisation with a republican form of government.
George VI
5 linksGeorge VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death in 1952.