The Head is Queen Elizabeth ll. The Secretary general is Baroness Scotland. The Chair in Office is Joseph Muscat
The queen is head of 16 countries
The British monarch is always head of the Commonwealth. Currently, it is Queen Elizabeth II.
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II.
United Kingdom has participated at the Commonwealth Gamesfrom the beginning (1930). It is the head of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Well there is no British empire as such nowadays. The ex-empire countries are known as commonwealth nations, many of these still have Queen Elizabeth II as their head of state, and have a close relationship with the United Kingdom.
Queen Elizabeth II is the current head of the Commnwealth fo Nations.Yoweri Museveni, (President of Uganda) is the Current Chairperson of the Commonwealth Council
Dominica is in the Commonwealth of Nations, but is not a Commonwealth Dominion (now referred to as "Realm"). Meaning, essentially, that, while they do acknowledge the British monarch as head of the Commonwealth, the British monarch retains no title pertaining to Dominica (whereas Commonwealth Dominions accept the British monarch as head of state). Dominica joined the Commonwealth of Nations in 1978. While no specific reason is given, it was likely for the incentives offered by the trade agreement which exists between members of the Commonwealth of Nations. Additionally, most countries with ties to British colonialism have opted to remain in the Commonwealth of Nations (with some exceptions, such as the United States, the Republic of Ireland, and Zimbabwe, which was a member of the Commonwealth, but voluntarily withdrew after being suspended).
They're currently known as Commonwealth Realms, although the traditional name for them was Commonwealth Dominions. These are the 16 Commonwealth nations which acknowledge the British monarch as their own Head of State, whereas the remaining Commonwealth of Nations members do not. The current Commonwealth Dominions include:Antigua and BarbudaAustraliaBahamasBarbadosBelizeCanadaGrenadaJamaicaNew ZealandPapua New GuineaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSolomon IslandsTuvaluand, of course, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Flag of the Commonwealth of Nations was created in 1973.
Yes, there are Opening Ceremonies in the Commonwealth Games as well as Closing Ceremonies. Each is opened and closed by a head of state, Commonwealth nations representative or a member of the British Monarchy.
Scotland is currently a member of the Commonwealth of Nations and is also a mainland country of Great Britain and recognizes Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state.