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- Gains in sovereignty
- Losses in sovereignty or other jurisdiction
- Termination of personal union or other connection with the United Kingdom's monarchy
- Other changes
{{Unreferenced|date=December 2009}}A list of former British colonies, dependencies and dates when they severed legal ties with Britain: Gains in sovereignty- Rockall (1955) – annexed to the Crown on 18 September.
Losses in sovereignty or other jurisdiction- Weihai (1930) – fully restored to {{flag|Republic of China}} sovereignty on 1 October.
- {{flag|Australia}}, {{flag|Canada}}, the {{flag|Irish Free State}}, {{flag|New Zealand}}, {{flag|Dominion of Newfoundland}}, and {{flag|Union of South Africa}} (1931) – Sovereignty over these relinquished on 11 December as per the Statute of Westminster
- {{flag|British India}} (1947) – partitioned on 15 August into the independent dominions of India and Pakistan.
- {{flag|Burma}} and {{flag|Dominion of Ceylon}} (1948) – independence to Burma as a republic granted on 4 January; to Ceylon on 4 February.
- {{flag|Newfoundland and Labrador}} (1949) – incorporated into Canada as a province on 31 March.
- {{flag|Gold Coast|1955}} (as {{flag|Ghana}}) (1957) – independence granted on 6 March.
- States of {{flag|Malacca}} and {{flag|Penang}} (1957) – joined {{flag|Malaya}} on 31 August.
- {{flag|Republic of Cyprus}} (1960) – independence granted on 16 August.
- {{flag|Sierra Leone}} and {{flag|Tanganyika}} (1961) – independence granted to Sierra Leone on 27 April; to Tanganyika on 9 December.
- {{flag|Jamaica}}, {{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}} and {{flag|Uganda}} (1962) – independence granted to Jamaica on 6 August; to Trinidad and Tobago on 31 August; and to Uganda on 9 October.
- States of {{flag|Sabah}} (as {{flag|North Borneo}}), {{flag|Sarawak}}, and {{flag|Singapore}} (1963) – states formed {{flag|Malaysia}} with the Federation of Malaya on 16 September
- {{flag|Nigeria}} and {{flag|Kenya}} independence granted to Nigeria as federal republic on 1 October; Kenya on 12 December.
- {{flag|Malawi}} (as {{flag|Nyasaland}}), Malta, and Zambia (1964) – independence granted to Malawi on 6 July; Malta on 21 September; Zambia on 24 October.
- {{flag|The Gambia}} (1965) – independence granted on 18 February.
- {{flag|Guyana}} (as {{flag|British Guiana}}), {{flag|Botswana}} (as {{flag|Bechuanaland Protectorate}}), {{flag|Lesotho}} (as Basutoland), and {{flag|Barbados|1965}} (1966) – independence granted to Guyana on 26 May; Botswana on 30 September; Lesotho on 4 October; Barbados on 30 November.
- State of {{flag|Aden|1965}} (1967) – joined {{flag|South Yemen}} on 30 November.
- {{flag|Mauritius}} and {{flag|Swaziland}} (1968) – independence granted to Mauritius on 12 March; to Swaziland on 6 September.
- {{flag|Fiji}} (1970) – independence granted on 10 October.
- {{flag|The Bahamas}} (1973) – independence granted on 10 July.
- {{flag|Seychelles}}, {{flag|Tuvalu}}, and the Commonwealth of {{flag|Dominica}} (1978) – independence granted to Seychelles on 29 June; to Tuvalu on 1 October; to Dominica as a republic on 3 November.
- {{flag|Saint Lucia}}, {{flag|Kiribati}}, and {{flag|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}} (1979) – independence granted to Saint Lucia on 22 February; to Kiribati on 12 July; to Saint VIncent and the Grenadines on 27 October.
- {{flag|Zimbabwe}} (as {{flag|Southern Rhodesia}}) and {{flag|Vanuatu}} (as {{flag|New Hebrides}}) (1980) – independence to Zimbabwe as a republic granted on 17 April; to Vanuatu on 1 July.
- {{flag|Antigua and Barbuda}} (1981) – independence granted on 1 November.
- {{flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis}} (1983) – independence granted on 19 September.
- {{flag|Hong Kong}} (1997) – returned to the People's Republic of China as a Special Administrative Region on 1 July as per the Sino-British Joint Declaration.
Termination of personal union or other connection with the United Kingdom's monarchy- {{flag|Ireland}} (1949) – dominion status ended by unilateral legislative act on 18 April.
- {{flag|India}} (1950) – dominion status ended by constitutional amendment on 26 January.
- {{flag|Pakistan}} (1956) – dominion status ended with new constitution on 23 March.
- {{flag|Ghana}} (1960) – dominion status ended by referendum on 1 July.
- {{flag|South Africa|1960}} (1961) – dominion status ended by referendum on 31 May.
- {{flag|Tanganyika}} (1962) – dominion status ended on 9 December.
- {{flag|Uganda}} (1963) – dominion status ended by Constitution of Uganda constitutional amendment on 9 October.
- {{flag|Kenya}} (1964) – dominion status ended with new constitution on 12 December.
- {{flag|Nigeria}} and the {{flag|Malawi}} (1966) – dominion status ended by Nigeria via constitutional amendment on 24 May; Malawi via new constitution on 6 July.
- {{flag|Guyana}} and {{flag|The Gambia}} (1970) – dominion statuses ended by Guyana via constitutional amendment effective 17 March; The Gambia via referendum on 14 April.
- {{flag|Sierra Leone}} (1971) – dominion status ended on 19 April.
- {{flag|Sri Lanka}} (1972) – dominion status ended on 22 May.
- {{flag|Malta}} (1974) – dominion status ended on 13 December.
- {{flag|Trinidad & Tobago}} (1976) – dominion status ended on 1 March.
- {{flag|Mauritius}} (1992) – dominion status ended on 12 March.
Other changes- {{flag|Canada}} (1982) – severed legal ties with Britain, but retains Elizabeth II as head of state.
- {{flag|Australia}} and {{flag|New Zealand}} (1986) – severed legal ties with Britain, but each individually retains Elizabeth II as head of state.
- {{flag|Fiji|Republic of Fiji}} (1987) – post-coup end of dominion status accepted on 15 October. Elizabeth II remains traditional (though unofficial) Paramount Chief.
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