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{{Short description|British and Commonwealth legal term for transfer of Crown}}
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'''Demise of the Crown''' is the legal term in the [[United Kingdom]] and the [[Commonwealth realms]] for the transfer of [[the Crown]] upon the death or abdication of the monarch. The Crown transfers automatically to the monarch's heir. The concept evolved in the [[kingdom of England]], and was continued in [[Kingdom of Great Britain|Great Britain]] and then the United Kingdom. The concept also became part of the constitutions of the [[British Empire|British colonies]], and was continued in the constitutions of the Commonwealth realms, until modified within those realms.
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