Caribbean Island Nation Keeps Queen as Head of State

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Queen Elizabeth II can rest easy now. The Caribbean island nation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines voted last night to keep her as their head of state. The people rejected a new constitution that would have removed the Queen and put a president in her place.

This comes as Her Majesty is making a rare trip to the Caribbean for a summit Thursday. She will be stopping by St Vincent at some point.

Both main political parties of St. Vincent wanted to oust Queen Elizabeth as its leader. However, two-thirds of the vote was needed for this, and 56 percent of voters chose not to have a change in its government.

St. Vincent and the Grenadines won its independence from Great Britain in 1979, but remains a member of the Commonwealth.