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The monarchy of Australia is a key component of Australia's form of government, by which a hereditary monarch serves as the country's sovereign and head of state. [1] It is a constitutional monarchy, modelled on the Westminster system of parliamentary democracy, while incorporating features unique to the constitution of Australia.
Since 1867, the British royal family has visited Australia over fifty times, with only six visits before 1954. Elizabeth II was the first reigning monarch of Australia to have set foot on Australian soil; she first did so on 3 February 1954, when she was 27 years old. During her sixteen journeys, the Queen visited every Australian state and the ...
The Queen of Australia in Brisbane, 1982 Elizabeth II was the first monarch of Australia to adopt a separate Australian standard to represent her as Australia's sovereign. Elizabeth II was the first monarch to be styled sovereign of Australia. In 1953 the Australian Parliament passed two bills. The first was the Royal Style and Titles Act 1953.
The King's Flag is the device upon the escutcheon of the arms of Australia in banner form.. The King's Flag consists of a banner of the device upon the arms of Australia.. Each of the six sections of the flag represents the heraldic badge of the Australian states, and the whole is surrounded by an ermine border representing the federation of the states: [1] [4]
As of 2021, while there are several European countries whose nominal head of state, by long tradition, is a king or queen, the associated royal families, with the notable exception of the British royal family, are non-notable ordinary citizens who may bear a title but are not involved in public affairs.
1st/15th Royal New South Wales Lancers; Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (incorporated by Royal Charter); Australian Academy of the Humanities (incorporated by Royal Charter)
The Australian State Coach is an enclosed, six horse-drawn coach used by the British Royal Family. Constructed in 1986-88, it was the first royal state coach to have been built since 1902. [ 1 ]
The rank was created as a direct equivalent of the British Royal Air Force rank of Marshal of the Royal Air Force. [1] It is considered a five-star rank. It has been awarded only three times, each time as an honorary rank to a senior member of the Royal Family. On 2 June 1938, King George VI assumed the rank which he held until his death in 1952.