THE COMMONWEALTH:
The Commonwealth of Nations, normally referred to as the Commonwealth , is an intergovernmental organisation of 54 independent member states. Most are former British colonies, or dependencies of these colonies.
All members except Mozambique and Rwanda were part of the British Empire, out of which the Commonwealth developed.
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THE QUEEN AND THE COMONWEALTH:
She is the Head of the Commonwealth itself, a voluntary association of 54 independent countries.
The Queen is Head of State of 15 Commonwealth realms in addition to the UK.
Find out more about the Commonwealth.
Click here :http://www.royal.gov.uk/monarchandcommonwealth/overview.aspx
(6 June 2012) The Queen is attending a lunch to mark Her Majesty's Diamond Jubilee given by His Excellency the Rt. Hon. Kamalesh Sharma, the Commonwealth Secretary-General, at Marlborough House in London.
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