Queen of Tuvalu

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The Queen of Tuvalu was the constitutional monarch and ceremonial head of state of Tuvalu, represented locally by a governor-general within the country's parliamentary democracy.


Statements (43)
Predicate Object
instanceOf head of state
monarchy
appearsOn currency of Tuvalu
postage stamps of Tuvalu
appointedBy hereditary succession
associatedWith Commonwealth realm
ceremonialDuties opening of Parliament of Tuvalu (usually by governor-general)
constitutionalPowers exercised on advice of Tuvaluan ministers
constitutionalPrinciple reigns but does not rule
constitutionalRole symbolic representation of the Tuvaluan state
country Tuvalu
establishedBy Constitution of Tuvalu
establishedOn 1 October 1978
executiveAuthorityExercisedBy Governor-General of Tuvalu
firstMonarch Elizabeth II
governmentForm constitutional monarchy
hasRepresentative Governor-General of Tuvalu
headOf Crown in right of Tuvalu
legalPersonality separate from the monarch’s role in other realms
legalStatus sovereign of Tuvalu
linkedTo Crown of Tuvalu
monarch Camilla (as queen consort of the reigning king, not queen regnant of Tuvalu)
Elizabeth II
nationalRole symbol of continuity and stability in Tuvalu
oathSwornTo Crown of Tuvalu
partOf Parliamentary democracy of Tuvalu
powers largely ceremonial
predecessor Queen of the United Kingdom as colonial monarch of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands
representedBy Governor-General of Tuvalu
residence United Kingdom
role ceremonial head of state
sharesMonarchWith Australia
Canada
New Zealand
United Kingdom
other Commonwealth realms
style Her Majesty
succession hereditary monarchy
symbol Royal Coat of Arms used in Tuvalu
titleUsedSince 1 October 1978
typeOfMonarch shared monarch among multiple Commonwealth realms
worksWith Parliament of Tuvalu
Prime Minister of Tuvalu

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Elizabeth II
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