The Crown
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The Crown is a political concept used in Commonwealth realms, analogous to the concept of the government in legal systems influenced by Roman civil law.
King Charles III (wearing the Imperial State Crown), the living embodiment of the Crown in each of the Commonwealth realms
Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, a privately owned property of Charles III and not property of the Crown
Rideau Hall in Ottawa, Ontario; the seat of the governor general of Canada and a property of the Crown in Right of Canada
The mace of the Parliament of Queensland, symbolising the authority of parliament as derived from the Crown.
Commonwealth realm
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A Commonwealth realm is a sovereign state in the Commonwealth of Nations that has the same constitutional monarch and head of state as the other realms. The current monarch is King Charles III. Except
The Crown
…The Crown is a political concept used in Commonwealth realms, analogous to the concept of the government in legal systems influenced by Roman civil law. English common law never developed a concept of the state…
High Commissioner of Belize to the UK meets with the British Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs. High Commissioners act as liaisons between the governments of the Commonwealth realms.
Charles III opening a session of parliament in the United Kingdom in 2023 (top) and in Canada in 2025 (bottom)
William, Prince of Wales, the present heir apparent in all of the Commonwealth realms
Prince George, second in the line of succession