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Queen of Guyana
Elizabeth II was Queen of Guyana from 1966 to 1970, when Guyana was an independent sovereign state with a constitutional monarchy. She was also the sovereign of the other Commonwealth realms, including the United Kingdom. Her constitutional roles were delegated to the governor-general of Guyana.
On 23 February 1970, 45 months after independence, Guyana became a republic within the Commonwealth, with a president as head of state.
We have come to the end of the road of colonial rule, and not without significance to our minds is the fact that Her Gracious Majesty, Queen of the United Kingdom is Queen of Guyana. Our association with the Crown, our membership of the Commonwealth, are matters of free and untrammelled choice by the representatives of the people of Guyana.
The Guyana Independence Act 1966, passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom, transformed the Crown colony of British Guiana into a sovereign state called Guyana on 26 May 1966, with Queen Elizabeth II as head of state and Queen of Guyana. The Duke of Kent represented the Queen at the independence celebrations. On Independence Day, Governor Sir Richard Luyt was sworn in as the country's first governor-general. The Duke of Kent opened the first session of the National Assembly, on behalf of the Queen, and gave the Speech from the Throne. The Duke presented the instruments of independence to Prime Minister Forbes Burnham, formally declaring the country independent. The Queen sent the following message to the people of Guyana:
I have entrusted to my cousin, the Duke of Kent, the duty of acting as my representative at the celebrations of the independence of your country.
My husband and I recall with pleasure the kindliness and the warmth of the welcome we received from the people of Guyana during our visit to you earlier this year. The memory of that happy experience enables us to picture the enthusiasm with which you will now be celebrating your country's independence.
It is with especial pleasure that I welcome you to the Commonwealth of Nations.
My thoughts are with you today. I send you my good wishes and I pray that God may bless and guide you throughout the coming years.
Queen of Guyana
Elizabeth II was Queen of Guyana from 1966 to 1970, when Guyana was an independent sovereign state with a constitutional monarchy. She was also the sovereign of the other Commonwealth realms, including the United Kingdom. Her constitutional roles were delegated to the governor-general of Guyana.
On 23 February 1970, 45 months after independence, Guyana became a republic within the Commonwealth, with a president as head of state.
We have come to the end of the road of colonial rule, and not without significance to our minds is the fact that Her Gracious Majesty, Queen of the United Kingdom is Queen of Guyana. Our association with the Crown, our membership of the Commonwealth, are matters of free and untrammelled choice by the representatives of the people of Guyana.
The Guyana Independence Act 1966, passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom, transformed the Crown colony of British Guiana into a sovereign state called Guyana on 26 May 1966, with Queen Elizabeth II as head of state and Queen of Guyana. The Duke of Kent represented the Queen at the independence celebrations. On Independence Day, Governor Sir Richard Luyt was sworn in as the country's first governor-general. The Duke of Kent opened the first session of the National Assembly, on behalf of the Queen, and gave the Speech from the Throne. The Duke presented the instruments of independence to Prime Minister Forbes Burnham, formally declaring the country independent. The Queen sent the following message to the people of Guyana:
I have entrusted to my cousin, the Duke of Kent, the duty of acting as my representative at the celebrations of the independence of your country.
My husband and I recall with pleasure the kindliness and the warmth of the welcome we received from the people of Guyana during our visit to you earlier this year. The memory of that happy experience enables us to picture the enthusiasm with which you will now be celebrating your country's independence.
It is with especial pleasure that I welcome you to the Commonwealth of Nations.
My thoughts are with you today. I send you my good wishes and I pray that God may bless and guide you throughout the coming years.
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