See also: The Crown.
Charles III reigns as king of 15 independent countries known as the Commonwealth realms. He resides primarily in the oldest and most populous realm, the United Kingdom, and is represented in the other countries by the following viceregal representatives. The monarch is also represented in each of the Canadian provinces, Australian states, British overseas territories, Crown dependencies, and the states in free association with New Zealand.
| Country | Governor-general | Since | List | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Antigua and Barbuda | data-sort-value="Williams, Rodney" | Sir Rodney Williams | List | ||
 Australia | data-sort-value="Mostyn, Sam" | Sam Mostyn | List | ||
| data-sort-value="Bahamas, The" | data-sort-value="Pratt, Cynthia A." | Dame Cynthia A. Pratt | List | ||
 Belize | data-sort-value="Tzalam, Froyla" | Dame Froyla Tzalam | List | ||
 Canada | data-sort-value="Simon, Mary" | Mary Simon | List | ||
 Grenada | data-sort-value="La Grenade, Cécile" | Dame Cécile La Grenade | List | ||
 Jamaica | data-sort-value="Allen, Patrick" | Sir Patrick Allen | List | ||
 New Zealand | data-sort-value="Kiro, Cindy" | Dame Cindy Kiro | List | ||
 Papua New Guinea | data-sort-value="Dadae, Bob" | Sir Bob Dadae | List | ||
 Saint Kitts and Nevis | data-sort-value="Liburd, Marcella" | Dame Marcella Liburd | List | ||
 Saint Lucia | data-sort-value="Charles, Errol" | List | |||
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | data-sort-value="Dougan, Susan" | Dame Susan Dougan | List | ||
 Solomon Islands | data-sort-value="Tiva Kapu, David" | David Tiva Kapu | List | ||
 Tuvalu | data-sort-value="Falani, Tofiga Vaevalu" | Sir Tofiga Vaevalu Falani | List |
In the United Kingdom, the sovereign appoints counsellors of state to act on the monarch's behalf when he or she is not present in the country or unable for other reasons to perform royal constitutional functions.
The Crown dependencies are possessions of the Crown of the United Kingdom, not of the government of the United Kingdom, and the British monarch is head of state, represented by lieutenant governors.
| Dependency | Lieutenant Governor | Since | List | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| data-sort-value="Cripwell, Richard" | Richard Cripwell | List | |||
| data-sort-value="Dalton, Stephen" | Jerry Kyd | List | |||
| data-sort-value="Lorimer, John" | Sir John Lorimer | List |
See also: Lord-lieutenant.
In the 14 British Overseas Territories, the King of the United Kingdom is represented by either an administrator, a commissioner, or a governor.[1]
| British Overseas Territory | Viceregal representative | Current holder | Since | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Administrator | data-sort-value="Squires, Peter J. M." | Peter Squires | ||
 Anguilla | Governor | data-sort-value="Crouch, Julia" | Julia Crouch | |
 Bermuda | Governor | data-sort-value="Lalgie, Rena" | Rena Lalgie | |
| Commissioner | data-sort-value="Candler, Paul" | Paul Candler | ||
| Commissioner | data-sort-value="Candler, Paul" | Paul Candler | ||
| Governor | data-sort-value="Pruce, Daniel" | Daniel Pruce | ||
 Cayman Islands | Governor | data-sort-value="Owen, Jane" | Jane Owen | |
| Governor | data-sort-value="Blake, Alison" | Alison Blake | ||
 Gibraltar | Governor | data-sort-value="Bathurst, Ben" | Sir Ben Bathurst | |
 Montserrat | Governor | data-sort-value="Tucker, Sarah" | Sarah Tucker | |
| Governor | data-sort-value="Thomas, Iona" | Iona Thomas | ||
 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | Governor | data-sort-value="Phillips, Nigel" | Nigel Phillips | |
 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Commissioner | data-sort-value="Blake, Alison" | Alison Blake | |
 Turks and Caicos Islands | Governor | data-sort-value="Daniel-Selvaratnam, Dileeni" | Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam | |
In the Realm of New Zealand, the Cook Islands have a king's representative to represent the King of New Zealand. Niue is entitled to the same, but, under the Niue Constitution Act, the monarch is represented by New Zealand's governor-general, who represents the King of New Zealand.
| width=225px | Territory | width=175px | Representative | width=125px | Since | List |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| data-sort-value="Marsters, Tom" | Sir Tom Marsters | List | ||||
| data-sort-value="Kiro, Cindy" | Dame Cindy Kiro | List |
In the six Australian states, the King of Australia is represented by a governor. As administrators of Australian territories represent the governor-general of Australia, they are not included here.
| State | Governor | Since | List | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| data-sort-value="Beazley, Margaret" | Margaret Beazley | List | |||
| data-sort-value="Young, Jeannette" | Jeannette Young | List | |||
| data-sort-value="Adamson, Frances" | Frances Adamson | List | |||
| data-sort-value="Baker, Barbara" | Barbara Baker | List | |||
| data-sort-value="Gardner, Margaret" | Margaret Gardner | List | |||
| data-sort-value="Dawson, Chris" | Chris Dawson | List |
In the 10 Canadian provinces, the King of Canada is represented by a lieutenant governor. As the commissioners of the Canadian territories represent the Canadian king-in-Council (the federal government), rather than the monarch directly, they are not included here.
| Province | Lieutenant governor | Since | List | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| data-sort-value="Lakhani, Salma" | Salma Lakhani | List | |||
| data-sort-value="Austin, Janet" | Janet Austin | List | |||
| data-sort-value="Neville, Anita" | Anita Neville | List | |||
| data-sort-value="Murphy, Brenda" | Brenda Murphy | List | |||
| data-sort-value="Aylward, Joan Marie" | Joan Marie Aylward | List | |||
| data-sort-value="LeBlanc, Arthur" | Arthur LeBlanc | List | |||
| data-sort-value="Dumont, Edith" | Edith Dumont | List | |||
| data-sort-value="Perry, Antoinette" | Antoinette Perry | List | |||
| data-sort-value="Jeannotte, Manon" | Manon Jeannotte | List | |||
| data-sort-value="Mirasty, Russell" | Russell Mirasty | List |