The monarchy of Tuvalu (the Tuvaluan monarchy) is a system of government in which a hereditary monarch is the Sovereign of Tuvalu. The present monarch of Tuvalu is Queen Elizabeth II. Tuvalu shares the Sovereign with 15 other Commonwealth realms. The Queen's constitutional roles are mostly delegated to the Governor-General of Tuvalu. Royal succession is governed by the English Act of Settlement of 1701, which is part of constitutional law.
In the first years of the 21st century, the issue of abolishing the monarchy was raised by local politicians, but a constitutional referendum held on 30 April 2008 turned out 1,260 to 679 votes in favour of retaining it.
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“Here lies a King that ruled as he thought fit
The universal monarchy of wit;
Here lies two flamens, and both those the best,
Apollo’s first, at last the true God’s priest.”
—Thomas Carew (1589–1639)