71. The government already plans to declare a republic and strip the British monarch of her power. 72. The governor-general is nominated by the prime minister and appointed by the British monarch. 73. The governor-general, appointed by the prime minister, has a largely ceremonial role representing the British monarch in the Bahamas, a British Commonwealth. 74. The queen rounded off the first visit to the country by a British monarch in half a century with a stop in the violence-torn province of KwaZulu-Natal. 75. Their compromise London Declaration made the British monarch head of the Commonwealth instead of the sovereign of every member country. 76. There has not been a state visit to Ireland by a British monarch since World War II. 77. Though Australia is an independent nation, it still recognizes the British monarch as its head of state, like many other members of the Commonwealth. 78. Traditionally future British monarchs have been taught at home by private tutors. 79. Tuvalu, like some other former British colonies, is independent but retains the British monarch as head of state. 80. William is the first future British monarch to attend. |