Crown of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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The Crown of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is the constitutional monarchy at the core of the country's system of government, embodied by the shared sovereign of the Commonwealth realms.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Crown
constitutional monarchy
institution of government
associatedWithConcept Royal prerogative of the United Kingdom
surface form: Crown prerogative

Crown-in-Parliament
associatedWithOrganization Commonwealth of Nations
ceremonialFunctionsPerformedBy Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
constitutionalConvention acts on ministerial advice except in reserve powers
constitutionalDocument Constitution of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
constitutionalPrinciple separation of the Crown from the person of the monarch
constitutionalRole formal appointing authority for judges
formal appointing authority for ministers
formal appointing authority for the Prime Minister
guarantor of constitutional continuity
part of Parliament
source of executive authority
symbolic head of state
country Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
embodiedBy Queen of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
surface form: monarch of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
exercisesPowersOnAdviceOf Cabinet of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
exercisesPowersThrough Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
governmentForm constitutional monarchy
headOfStateRole King of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
historicalOrigin British Crown
jurisdiction island of Saint Vincent
surface form: Saint Vincent

Grenadine Islands
surface form: the Grenadines
legalOwnerOf certain public assets in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
certain public lands in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
legalPersonality Crown of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines self-linksurface differs
surface form: the Crown in right of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
linkedTo monarchy in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
partOf Westminster-style system of government
representedInCountryBy Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
reservePowersInclude power to appoint a Prime Minister in a hung parliament
power to dismiss a Prime Minister under exceptional circumstances
roleInExecutive executive authority vested in the Crown
roleInJudiciary justice administered in the name of the Crown
roleInLegislature part of the Parliament of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
sharesSovereignWith Commonwealth realms
sovereignState Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
successionLawBasedOn laws of succession to the British throne
symbolizes continuity of the state
non-partisan headship of state
rule of law
typeOfMonarchy shared monarchy

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Succession to the Crown Act 2013 appliesTo Crown of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Crown of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines legalPersonality Crown of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: the Crown in right of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Government House, Grenada associatedWith Crown of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
this entity surface form: Crown of Grenada
Flag of the Governor-General of Grenada associatedWith Crown of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
this entity surface form: Crown of Grenada