Antigua and Barbuda politicians drop longstanding oath to King Charles after election landslide

NewsWorldAmericasAntigua and Barbuda politicians drop longstanding oath to King Charles after election landslideThe new oath mandates allegiance solely to the state, its constitution, and its lawsAp Correspondent Wednesday 06 May 2026 09:36 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2971132To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/antigua-and-barbuda-king-charles-oath-b2971276.html","title":"Antigua and Barbuda politicians drop oath to King Charles after election landslide"}}Close2021 video: Queen Elizabeth delivers annual Commonwealth messageThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"Americas","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Antigua and Barbuda's n...