Charles III has now ascended as king of England, but his constitutional rule extends far beyond the small, historic island.
Britain's King Charles looks on outside Buckingham Palace, following the passing of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, in London, Sept. 9, 2022.
Britain's King Charles III makes a televised address to the Nation and the Commonwealth from the Blue Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace in London on Sept. 9, 2022, a day after Queen Elizabeth II died at the age of 96.Of the other 41 member states of the Commonwealth, 36 are republics, while the remaining five -- Brunei Darussalam, Lesotho, Malaysia, Eswatini, formerly Swaziland, and Tonga -- have their own monarchs.
On Thursday, U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss, who the queen had invited to form a government in her name just two days before her death, acknowledged the late sovereign's efforts in growing and maintaining the Commonwealth throughout her reign. The Commonwealth Secretariat is based in London and is a central intergovernmental organization to manage the Commonwealth's work.
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