What Are the Commonwealth Realms?
Answer
These are independent kingdoms where Elizabeth II is Queen and Sovereign. There are 16 of them (see below) and all are members of the Commonwealth of Nations. Each Realm, being independent of all the others, titles the Queen differently.
The 16 realms are:
- Antigua and Bermuda
- Australia
- 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
- United Kingdom
The Queen’s title within Australia is: “Elizabeth II by the Grace of God, Queen of Australia and Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth”.