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After Elizabeth II dies, how many Commonwealth nations will remove the UK Sovereign as Head of State?
In 1952, when George VI died, Ireland took the opportunity to redo its Constitution removing UK Sovereign as Head of State. When Elizabeth dies, how many of the 16 nations will remove the Sovereign (at that point Charles) as Head of State? I don't believe Canada will dump the House of Windsor. However what about Australia? I've heard Jamaica is considering it. There's New Zealand, Belize, & that bunch of islands out in the middle of the Pacific. How about Scotland? There's a movement afoot to separate it from the UK. Pro-separation groups have made public statements that the Sovereign will be Head of State and then made public statements that the Sovereign won't be the Head of State. So which realms will keep Charles III or George VII or whatever he chooses to call himself as their Head of State?
Apparently, capitalgentleman wants to get technical. Yes he is correct, the UK Sovereign is NOT the Head of State for the 16 Commonwealth Realms within the 53 Commonwealth of nations. The Queen of Belize is the HOS for Belize, just as the HOS for Australia is the Queen of Australia, the HOS for Jamaica is the Queen of Jamaica, etc. But the individual for ALL is Elizabeth II and the individual for all after her will be Charles as King of Belize, King of Australia, King of Jamaica, etc. Oh by the way, since we're being technical, in Canada she actually isn't the Queen of Canada, she is the Queen of the UK, Canada, and of Her other Realms and Territories. So I guess the Queen of the UK actually DOES have control over Canada. Nevertheless, hopefully everyone else will get the point of the question.
EDIT---Again with technicalities. Ireland became a Republic in 1948. HOWEVER, it still recognized George VI as King of Ireland. George VI's official title until death was George VI of Great Britain, IRELAND (not simply Northern Ireland), and the British Dominions, etc. When George VI died in 1952, the Irish Parliament went back and toyed with its Constitution and deleted all references to the King or Queen of Ireland. Thus at the coronation of Elizabeth, "Ireland" was replaced with "Northern Ireland".
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- Andrew HLv 78 years agoFavorite Answer
The SNP in Scotland have always been republican. They only changed their stance in the last few years as a desperate way to drum up support for independence (along with many other policies they have abandoned or done u-turns on).
At the moment it looks unlikely they will be able to garner a majority for independence in next year's referendum.
I could see a change of monarch acting as a catalyst for change in other countries though, particularly Australia.
- TwoLv 68 years ago
Most of the Commonwealth nations are already republics, and there is no reason to think that any of the remaining monarchies are waiting for the present queen to die before becoming republics. If the wanted to be republics they could be, so why would they wait?
Ireland did not "remove the UK sovereign as head of state" when George VI died in 1952; it removed most of the powers of the monarch in 1936 and became a full republic in 1948, several years before George VI's death. I don't think any of the commonwealth nations which have become republics did so in connection with the death of a monarch.
- capitalgentlemanLv 78 years ago
Most of the Commonwealth nations are republics.
16 are Commonwealth Realms, having a monarchy, but, NONE have the UK monarch as their Head of State. That was all done in 1931. In Canada, we have a Canadian Head of State - the Queen of Canada. The Queen of the UK has no power over Canada at all. Granted, they are the same person! But, the Crowns are separate.
There are a few Realms considering becoming republics. As you suggest, Australia, and Jamaica are closest that I know of. Scotland is a different case - they are to determine their future, which may well include their own monarchy, as in the other Realms.
I know of no country that plans to change things upon her death though.
- Anonymous6 years ago
that will take a Referendum Not the Decision of any Government it will be the will of the People
I will Vote to keep the Monarchy this prevents Jobs for the Boys from Both sides
and You Imagine President Turnbull Keeting Hawk JuLia Dudd sorry i will support anyone But Politicians as President even Strop
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- Anonymous8 years ago
all of them, you've had your fun, times up,,,
