Numerous leaders of Commonwealth countries have spoken out following the Coronation, saying they hope to become republics — free from the rule of King Charles III.
The late Queen Elizabeth II was not only monarch for the UK, but also for countless other countries due to the legacy of the British Empire.
There is a total of 56 former British colonies in the political association known as the Commonwealth, and the British crown now officially rules over 15 "Commonwealth realms."
