Rwanda was the last member to join. It joined in November of 2009 and is one of the two nations within the commonwealth that was never part of the British Empire.
The United Kingdom has always hosted the Commonwealth - both the Commonwealth Dominions/Realms, and the Commonwealth of Nations.
Currently, there are 54 countries in the Commonwealth of Nations.
The Commonwealth of Nations currently has 54 member nations, one of which is currently suspended following a military coup.Antigua and BarbudaAustraliaBahamasBangladeshBarbadosBelizeBotswanaBruneiCameroonCanadaCyprusDominicaGambiaGhanaGrenadaGuyanaIndiaJamaicaKenyaKiribatiLesothoMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaltaMauritiusMozambiqueNamibiaNauruNew ZealandNigeriaPakistanPapua New GuineaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSolomon IslandsSouth AfricaSri LankaSwazilandTanzaniaTongaTrinidad and TobagoTuvaluUgandaFiji (suspended)
There are currently 54 members of the Commonwealth of Nations, and 71 teams participate in the Games.
Queen Elizabeth II (1952 - Current) is the longest-lived Monarch of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations; the second longest reigning Monarch of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations; second longest serving Head of State [second only to Queen Victoria] of the Commonwealth of Nations formerly the British Empire. Queen Elizabeth II was preceded by her father King George VI (1936-1952).
As of my last update in October 2023, the Deputy Head of the Commonwealth is Patricia Scotland, who serves as the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations. She has held this position since April 2016 and is the first woman to do so. The role involves supporting the work of the Commonwealth and its member states in promoting democracy, development, and cooperation. For the most current information, please verify with up-to-date sources.
The Republic of Ireland has not been a member of the Commonwealth since 1949 and so has not been eligible to participate in the Commonwealth Games for more that 60 years. Therefore it cannot have won any medals in the Commonwealth Games in the last 25 years.
The last Commonwealth Games were held in Glasgow in 2014.
The last Commonwealth Games were held in Glasgow, Scotland in 2014
The last Commonwealth Games, in 2010, were held in Delhi, India.
London last hosted the Commonwealth Games in 1934.