Queen of Malta

Queen of Malta

This title of Queen of Malta (Maltese: "Reġina ta' Malta") was held by Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom between September 21, 1964 and December 13, 1974, following Malta's independence from the United Kingdom.

The Royal Standard of the Queen of Malta was the national flag with the personal emblem of Queen Elizabeth II in the centre, a crowned letter 'E' in gold, surrounded by a garland of gold roses on a blue background.

On December 13, 1974, now celebrated as Republic Day, Malta adopted a republican constitution with a President as Head of State, and the title "Queen of Malta" was abolished. Speaking in Parliament, upon passage into law of the new constitution, Prime Minister of Malta Dom Mintoff stated that "the change to a republican system is in no way meant as a sign of disrespect to Her Majesty or the Royal Family.... No other country has retained a foreign monarch as the head of state".


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