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From 1964 to 1974, Elizabeth II was Queen of Malta. Malta was an independent sovereign state and the Queen was also monarch of the other Commonwealth realms, including the United Kingdom. The Queen's constitutional roles in Malta were mostly delegated to a Governor-General. Malta became a republic within the Commonwealth in 1974, and the Queen was replaced as head of state by the President of Malta. ==History== Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, became Queen of the state of Malta by the Malta Independence Act 1964, which transformed the British Crown Colony of Malta into an independent sovereign state. The Queen's executive powers were delegated to and exercised by the Governor-General of Malta. In common with other Commonwealth realms—independent countries within the Commonwealth of Nations sharing the same head of state—the royal succession was governed by the English Act of Settlement of 1701. Elizabeth II remained the head of state of Malta until the amendment of the Constitution of Malta on 13 December 1974, which abolished the monarchy and established a republic and the office of President of Malta. Elizabeth II visited Malta in 1954 (3–7 May), 1967 (14–17 November), 1992 (28–30 May), 2005 (23–26 November), and 2007 (20 November). She referenced her 1967 visit in her Christmas Broadcast that year, saying: "Today Malta is independent, with the Crown occupying the same position as it does in the other self-governing countries of which I am Queen. This is the opening of a new and challenging chapter for the people of Malta and they are entering it with determination and enthusiasm." The Queen attended the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2015 in Malta on 26–28 November 2015. Between 1949 and 1951, before she became queen, she stayed on the islands four times, visiting her husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who was stationed in Malta as a serving officer in the Royal Navy. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Queen of Malta」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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