Eli5; how are countries like Australia and New Zealand independent yet they still are under King Charles?

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Eli5; how are countries like Australia and New Zealand independent yet they still are under King Charles?

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The commonwealth realms are a form of personal union, in which the same person is monarch of all of them separately, but they remain distinct sovereign states. The political power within the commonwealth realms is ultimately held by their sovereign parliaments.

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