As UK Queen Elizabeth passes away, here are 17 nations that removed her as Head of State

Queen Elizabeth II passed away at the age of 96 on Thursday. At the time of her passing away, Queen Elizabeth was the Head of State of 15 countries. This is after she was removed as the Head of State of 17 countries, all part of the Commonwealth-- a 54-member group of former British colonies with a total population of 2.5 billion. 

Countries the UK Queen was Head of State at the time her passing

1. United Kingdom
2. Antigua and Barbuda
3. Australia
4. The Bahamas
5. Belize
6. Canda
7. Grenada
8. Jamaica
9. New Zeland
10. Papua New Guinea 
11. St Kitts and Nevis 
12. Saint Lucia
13. St Vincent and the Grenadines
14. Solomon Islands 
15. Tuvalu 

Countries where she was formerly Head of State 

1. Barbados
2. Sri Lanka
3. Fiji 
4. The Gambia 
5. Ghana 
6. Guayana
7. Kenya
8. Malawi 
9. Malta
10. Mauritius
11. Nigeria
12. Pakistan 
13. Sierra Leone
14. South Africa 
15. Tanzania
16. Trinidad and Tobago
17. Uganda 

Queen Elizabeth passes away at 96 

UK Queen Elizabeth died peacefully Thursday afternoon at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. All four of her children and her grandson Prince William travelled to Balmoral to be at her side. Outside Buckingham Palace, the news was posted on the railings as crowds gathered.

The Palace said, “The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.”