The monarch was ceremonial head of state with her constitutional roles delegated to the governor-general of Uganda.

The supreme central legislature became the Parliament of Uganda, consisting of the monarch and the National Assembly.

The Duke opened Uganda's first parliament and gave the Speech from the Throne on the monarch's behalf.

[4] The Parliament of Uganda amended the constitution in 1963,[5] and on 9 October that year Uganda became an elective monarchy within the Commonwealth, with a president elected from among the kings of the constituent sub-national kingdoms and the constitutional heads of districts as its head of state.

[6] Queen Elizabeth visited Uganda on 28–30 April 1954 and 21–24 November 2007, the latter time to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2007.