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Name of state and royal anthem

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The full formal name of Grenada is the State of Grenada. This can be clearly seen in this letters patent from the Queen (found at the bottom of the page). Here on the Grenadian government’s official website, it says “The State of Grenada consists of three islands- Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique”. The term “State of Grenada” is used multiple other places on the official website.

As for the Royal Anthem, all Commonwealth realms by tradition, if not directly statute, maintain God Save the Queen as their royal anthem. God Save the Queen can be heard played here by the Royal Grenada Police Force Band outside the Grenadian Parliament in 2019, during Prince Charles’ visit. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lord Dim 1 (talk • contribs) 16:47, 25 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Lord Dim 1: These references are insufficient to show that the full formal name is the State of Grenada. The same link this one, for example, uses Grenada in the head. The embassy in the US [1] uses "Embassy of Grenada". Are we going to use "Caribbean Community Grenada" as the formal name because that's the term used in this document? As for the "royal anthem", you need to show a reference that asserts that this is a "royal anthem" used by the nation. Similarly, you need to find a source that says that the nation is known formally as "State of Grenada". Neither of these follows from usage. --RegentsPark (comment) 17:25, 25 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
See my extensive list of additional sources in my other response. Lord Dim 1 (talk) 18:36, 25 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
(edit conflict) You should follow WP:BRD, not simply redo your original change which @RegentsPark: undid because it was not sufficiently sourced. The term "State of Grenada" being used on an insecure website, and appearing in a letter, does not imply that this is the official name of the country. If you can supply a reliable source which states "the name of the country is the State of Grenada" then I'll support your change. I would have thought that the country's constitution would state that but it seems not to. (Even more uncertain is that the constitution is missing from [2].) For an example of such a declaration, see Article 4 of Ireland's. Bazza (talk) 17:28, 25 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
It is not simply “a letter”. A Letter Patent issued by the Queen is an official legal government document of appointment. Furthermore, that is the official government website of the Grenadian government. But if that’s not enough, how about the Embassy of Grenada to the United States, which refers to it s the State of Grenada here . Or this document from the East Caribbean Central Bank. Or this from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. Furthermore this declaration of emergency at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, and these multiple usages in the official laws of Grenada.
As for God Save the Queen, once more it is not statutory, like in most Commonwealth realms and even Britain itself. It is by precedent and use. The song, as I have demonstrated, is played when members of the royal family are in Grenada. Grenada is additionally listed as one of the countries which has God Save the Queen as it’s royal anthem on the Wikipedia page of God Save the Queen. It is also referred to as the royal anthem here, by the Zero Currency anti-corruption organisation. It is also referred to as such in this news article.
If these aren’t sufficient sources, I’d very much like to know what could possibly be sufficient, if not multiple official documents and websites of the Grenadian government, and multiple international organisations. Lord Dim 1 (talk) 18:33, 25 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
There are contradictions in the documents you referenced. [3] does indeed use the term "State of Grenada"; but it also includes a Schedule from the Governor General which is mixed in its use of "State of Grenada" and plain "Grenada"; the title of the Schedule uses only the latter. The Grenadian embassy in the UK (which calls itself a High Commission) does not use the term "State of Grenada". The Grenadian embassy in the US (which you linked to above) declares on its home page "The nation of Grenada, measuring 344 km2, is composed of three key islands: Grenada and its sister islands Carriacou and Petite Martinique.": no "State of". A Google search shows no Grenadian passports with "State of"; neither does the Grenadian passport article. It's a mess, but not for Wikipedia to resolve or judge. Inferring that the inclusion of "State of Grenada" in some documents means that that is the country's official name counts as original research; I suggest again that the absence of a reliable statement that "State of Grenada" is the country's official name is sufficient to consider it is not. If you can find such a statement then I will, as I said before, support your change to the article.
For "royal anthems": I had not come across this term before now, but it is subject to the same requirements as everything else. For comparison, United Kingdom includes a note about the de facto status of the anthem, and God Save the Queen includes notes about the term "royal anthem" being traditional in commonwealth realms. The Grenada infobox ought to carry a similar note at the very least. Bazza (talk) 20:17, 25 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Further to the passports: Dominica (like Grenada, a member of Caricom) passports shows its name to be Commonwealth of Dominica (as described in its article); one might expect Grenadian passports to be labelled "State of Grenada" if your assertion about its name is true, but they're not. Bazza (talk) 20:29, 25 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
The passports not having “State of” written on the front means nothing. This was the passport of the Kingdom of Norway until 2020, as you can see, no “Kingdom of” despite Norway’s formal name indisputably being the Kingdom of Norway. Nor does the High Commission in the UK not using the term mean anything either, as once again as seen here, the Norwegian embassy in the United States never uses the term Kingdom of Norway, but simply Norway. The term State of Grenada is included in such a wealth of official documents and governmental websites to such a degree any reasonable person would see it is the country’s full formal name. It is used by the Queen, the Governor-General, government websites, embassies, international organisations and courts. Lord Dim 1 (talk) 21:24, 25 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Hi all -- The 2018 constitutional reform effort actually included a bill to change the name of the state from "Grenada" to "Grenada, Carriacou, and Petite Martinique." It didn't pass (which is another story entirely). More here and here. One of the problems is how hard it is to acquire anything official from the GOG beyond the Government Gazette, which is in paper only. The gov.gd website is consistently outdated (and often unvetted).
As for the anthem, when Kirani James won a gold medal in the Olympics, it wasn't God Save the Queen they played. Tiredmeliorist (talk) 13:05, 26 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Royal anthem is used in the presence of a member of the Royal Family. Peter Ormond 💬 04:38, 27 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
The Constitution does not use the term "State of Grenada". Peter Ormond 💬 04:38, 27 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
In addition to being played in presence of a member of the Royal Family, "God Save The Queen" is used in all proclamations by the Governor-General. [4] [5] [6] [7]. Peter Ormond 💬 09:06, 27 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Consensus seems to be that God Save the Queen should be listed as royal anthem, with a footnote that it is such by tradition and precedent, rather than legislation. Question of the formal name remains up in the air for now Lord Dim 1 (talk) 19:13, 2 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Title of Monarch as Head of State

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The title of the Queen, may she rest in peace, was "Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Grenada and Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth."

Within the Commonwealth, only Canada and Grenada had kept the "of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" in the title of the monarch.

However, when King Charles was announced, he was styled as "His Majesty Charles the Third, by the Grace of God, King of Grenada and of His other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth," without the "of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland."

Such change can only be approved by a new "Royal Style and Titles Act" passed by the Parliament.

Did this happened? Can somebody add the reference for such change? Coquidragon (talk) 23:28, 19 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Merge from AfD

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@Asilvering: As per your request at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Grenada and the International Monetary Fund, sending you a ping in case you're in a position to complete the (selective) merge in from Grenada and the International Monetary Fund. Klbrain (talk) 09:49, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Klbrain Thanks for the ping, which I then buried in a long list of open tabs and only just recovered. Done! -- asilvering (talk) 14:15, 29 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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