St Vincent and the Grenadines has a constitutional monarchy with The Queen as Sovereign.

As a constitutional monarch, The Queen, by convention, is not involved in the day-to-day business of St Vincent and the Grenadines’ Government, but she continues to play important ceremonial and symbolic roles.

The Queen's relationship to St Vincent and the Grenadines is unique. In all her duties, she speaks and acts as Queen of St Vincent and the Grenadines, and not as Queen of the United Kingdom.

The Queen's Royal style and title in St Vincent and the Grenadines is Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of St Vincent and the Grenadines and Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth.

Find out more about the monarchy in St Vincent and the Grenadines in this section.

The Commonwealth celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2009. To find out more about the work of the Commonwealth Secretariat in this special year, click on the logo below.