17/11/2025
When St Vincent and the Grenadines became independent on 27th October 1979 it severed its umbilical cord with the United Kingdom and became responsible for its own affairs. The mere fact that St Vincent and the Grenadines is a member of the Commonwealth and may, prior to 2017 swear allegiance to the monarchy of England in the same way that Canada does in its oath of Citizenship, did not make Canada and St Vincent and the Grenadines one and the same country. Even though prior to 2017 they swore allegiance to the same monarch, since 1979 the monarchy existed as the Crown in Right of St Vincent and the Grenadines, which means that decisions are made by the state in the name of the crown, although the crown only has power to act on the advice of the state which means that the King of Canada is restricted to the laws and jurisdiction of Canada and the King of St Vincent and the Grenadines, though they are the same, is restricted to the laws and jurisdiction of St Vincent and the Grenadines. The same King but separate and distinct oversight and polities. Canada and St Vincent and the Grenadines are two different jurisdictions under international law.
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