| Queen ofMauritius | |
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| Style | Her Majesty |
| Formation | 12 March 1968 |
| Abolition | 12 March 1992 |
Elizabeth II wasQueen of Mauritius as well as itshead of state from 1968 to 1992 whenMauritius was an independentsovereign state and aconstitutional monarchy within theCommonwealth of Nations.[1] She was also the monarch of otherCommonwealth realms, including theUnited Kingdom. Her constitutional roles in Mauritius were delegated to agovernor-general. Mauritius became a republic in 1992.
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TheParliament of the United Kingdom's Mauritius Independence Act 1968 transformed theBritish Crown Colony of Mauritius into an independentsovereign state. Unusually, no member of theBritish royal family attended the independence ceremony on the island because of security concerns.Princess Alexandra was due to attend but after communal violence the British minister of state for the Commonwealth,Lord Shepherd, advised that her visit be cancelled.[2]
Queen Elizabeth and her husband,Prince Philip, visited Mauritius for three days (24–26 March) in 1972, as part of a tour of Asia and Africa. They arrived inPort Louis on theroyal yachtBritannia after visiting theSeychelles. They were met by a crowd of nearly a quarter of a million people, and rode through the city in an open-topped car. During the visit, the Queen opened the sixth session of the thirdMauritius Parliament. The royal couple left Mauritius forNairobi by air. It was the first ever visit to the island by a reigning monarch.[3]
Mauritius became arepublic within the Commonwealth in 1992 with thepresident of Mauritius replacing Elizabeth as head of state.[4]
Queen Elizabeth II had a personal flag for use inMauritius. It was used when she visited the nation on 24–26 March 1972, when she first opened the Mauritian Parliament in Port Louis in person.[5] The flag consisted of thecoat of arms of Mauritius inbanner form: quarterly azure and or, in the first quarter alymphad of the last in the second, 3 palm trees eradicated vert, in the third, a key in pale the wards downwards gules, and in the issuant, from the base a pile, and in chief a mullet argent.[6] A blue disc of the letter "E" crowned surrounded by a garland of gold roses defaces the flag, which is taken from theQueen's Personal Flag.[7]
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Elizabeth II had the following style and titles in her role as the monarch of Mauritius:
PERSONAL FLAGS The Royal Standard is the flag used to represent Queen Elizabeth II throughout the United Kingdom and dependencies, in all non-Commonwealth countries, and sometimes in the dominions. .. Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, Mauritius ... Sierra Leone, Malta, and Trinidad and Tobago also had such flags.