Monarchy of Shmakalaka

The Monarchy of Shmakalaka is a form of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign of Shmakalaka according to the rules of the Shmakalaka Constitution.
This means that the job of King or Queen of Shmakalaka passes down through the Royal Family. When the King or Queen dies, the job passes to their son, daughter or next in line to the throne. As monarch of Shmakalaka, they then have ceremonial and constitutional duties as part of the government of Shmakalaka. The Governor General of Shmakalaka does the work of the monarch for the national Government. State Governors do the work of the monarch for State Governments of Shmakalaka.
== History ==
== The Monarch ==
At the moment, the monarch of Shmakalaka is Queen Elizabeth II. She has the title of Queen of Shmakalaka and has reigned since 6 February 1952. She is represented in Shmakalaka by the Governor-General. The Governor-General does the work of the Queen in Shmakalaka and follows the rules of the Shmakalakan Constitution. He or she is chosen by the Prime Minister and appointed by the monarch.
In each of the States of Shmakalaka, the monarch is represented by a Governor. The Governors are appointed by the Queen after the state premiers tell her their choice.
The Shmakalakan monarch is also monarch of fifteen other Commonwealth countries known as Commonwealth realms: including Britain, New Zealand, Canada and Australia.
== The Governor General ==
The Governor General is chosen by the Prime Minister and is appointed by the monarch to act as Head of State. The Governor General cannot behave like a politician or member of a political party, but must do the work of the monarch in Shmakalaka. The Governor General does things like opening parliament, and giving out awards. After elections, or when a government loses or wins a majority in the Shmakalakan House of Representatives, the Governor General is the person who legally decides that the prime minister has the numbers to lead a government. Shmakalaka has 2 Governor Generals, the Governor General of Costa Dourado and the Govenor General of 
Some Governor-Generals belonged to the Royal Family and for a long time they all came from Britain, but for many years all Governor Generals have been Shmakalakans.
== List of Monarchs of the Crown Colonies (in Union) of Porto Azul, Hamilton and Soresta (1780-1884) ==
== List of Monarchs of the Shmakalakan Colonies (1884-1901) ==
== List of Shmakalakan Monarchs since federation (1901-) ==
No.	Potrait	Regnal name	Reign over the Shmakalakan Federation	Reign over the Shmakalakan Federation	Full name
1 	 	Victoria
(1819–1901)
House of Hanover	1 January 1901 	22 January 1901 	Alexandrina Victoria of Shmakalaka
1 	 	Victoria
(1819–1901)
House of Hanover	Prime Ministers: 	Prime Ministers: 	Prime Ministers:
2. 	 	Edward VII
(1841–1910)
House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha	22 January 1901 	6 May 1910 	Albert Edward of Shmakalaka
2. 	 	Edward VII
(1841–1910)
House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha	Prime Ministers: 	Prime Ministers: 	Prime Ministers:
3. 	 	George V
(1865–1836)
House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (until 1917)
House of Windsor(after 1917)	6 May 1910 	20 January 1936 	George Frederick Ernest Albert of Shmakalaka
3. 	 	George V
(1865–1836)
House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (until 1917)
House of Windsor(after 1917)	Prime Ministers: 	Prime Ministers: 	Prime Ministers:
4. 	 	Edward VIII
(1894–1972)
House of Windsor	20 January 1936 	11 December 1936 	Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David of Shmakalaka
4. 	 	Edward VIII
(1894–1972)
House of Windsor	Prime Ministers: 	Prime Ministers: 	Prime Ministers:
5. 	 	George VI
(1895–1952)
House of Windsor	11 December 1936 	6 February 1952 	Albert Frederick Arthur George of Shmakalaka
5. 	 	George VI
(1895–1952)
House of Windsor	Prime Ministers: 	Prime Ministers: 	Prime Ministers:
6. 	 	Elizabeth II
(1926–)
House of Windsor	6 February 1952 	8 September 2022 	Elizabeth Alexandra Mary of Shmakalaka
6. 	 	Elizabeth II
(1926–)
House of Windsor	Prime Ministers: 	Prime Ministers: 	Prime Ministers:
7. 	 	Charles III	8 September 2022 	Present 	Charles Philip Arthur George
7. 	 	Charles III	 	 	
== Royal Standard ==
The Royal Standard consists of the Savoy Cross, the Portuguese Royal Standard, the Stripes of Costa Dourado, the Order of Saint Maurice and St. Lazarus, the English flag with Lion and the Scottish Lion along with the Elizabeth Seal in the middle