How does the Commonwealth realm work?

Question

How does it work? Who is the major authority the Queen or the Prime minister?

Do the people chose there leaders if they don't does it bother them?

I'm not asking this as if I'm angry at the Queen.

Do they offer tribute to the queen like.

Does Canada have to pay tribute to the United Kingdom or if the UK is attacked if the queen Oder's it the Canada goes at war too?

Answer 1

The Queen is ceremonial head of state,a unifying force, while Prime Ministers or Presidents take care of the day-to-day political workings of their countries. The Commonwealth is "The Commonwealth is a voluntary association of 53 independent countries, almost all of which were formerly under British rule.

The origins of the Commonwealth come from Britain's former Empire. Many of the members of the Commonwealth were territories which had historically come under British rule at various times by settlement, conquest or cession. The administration of such colonies evolved in different ways, to reflect the different circumstances of each territory."

http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/page4905.... explains it:

"For over 50 years, The Queen has been Head of the Commonwealth.

This is an important symbolic and unifying role. As Head, The Queen personally reinforces the links by which the Commonwealth joins people together from around the world.

One of the ways of strengthening these connections is through regular Commonwealth visits.

During her reign, The Queen has visited every country in the Commonwealth (with the exception of Cameroon, which joined in 1995) and made many repeat visits. One third of The Queen's total overseas visits are to Commonwealth countries.

The Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince of Wales and other members of the Royal Family are also regular visitors to the Commonwealth.

The Queen keeps in touch with Commonwealth developments through regular contact with the Commonwealth Secretary General and his Secretariat. This is the Commonwealth's central organisation.

Based in London, it co-ordinates many Commonwealth activities. Her Majesty also has regular meetings with Heads of Government from Commonwealth countries.

Each year, The Queen attends the Commonwealth Day celebrations in London. Since 1977, Commonwealth Day has been celebrated throughout the Commonwealth on the second Monday in March.

The Queen attends an inter-denominational service held in Westminster Abbey, followed by a reception hosted by the Commonwealth Secretary General.

Modern communications technology allows The Queen to speak to every part of the Commonwealth through her annual Christmas and Commonwealth Day messages.

Both messages are delivered by The Queen as Head of the Commonwealth to the peoples of the Commonwealth as a whole. They are unique in that they are delivered on The Queen's own responsibility, drafted without ministerial advice.



Every two years a meeting of the Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM) is held, at locations throughout the Commonwealth.

The Queen is normally present in the host country, during which she has a series of private meetings with the Commonwealth countries' leaders.

The Queen also attends a CHOGM reception and dinner, at which she makes a speech. The latest CHOGM was held in November 2005 in Malta; the next meeting will be held in 2007 in Uganda.

The Commonwealth Games are a major sporting occasion which brings together young people from all over the world in friendly competition.

The Queen often attends the Commonwealth Games to open or close them - most recently, the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia.

In all these different ways The Queen, though not part of the machinery of government in the Commonwealth, acts as a personal link and human symbol of the Commonwealth as an international organisation."

    

    

    

Answer 2

go with the first answer

Answer 3

The Queen is the symbolic leader. The Commonwealth of Nations is an international organisation that has to leader or law that over rules a nations laws. There are over 1.9 billion people residing inn Commonwealth Nations. Commonwealth Nations were at one point under British Jurisdiction or still are.

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