They are Crown Dependencies and independent under the Crown. Specifically, there are two, the Bailiwick of Jersey, and the Bailiwick of Guernsey which includes Guernsey and all the other islands except Jersey. The two Bailiwicks each have their own government, called the States, though of course being small, they have a close relationship with the United Kingdom to handle their foreign affairs and share the same currency (though they produce their own notes and coins).
Just to add more confusion, they are not part of the European Union so if you go there from the UK, you do not pass through passport control but DO go through customs! Amazon used to ship items subject to VAT through Jersey to avoid the tax, which not being part of the EU, the Islands don't have to charge, though the UK government has now plugged that little loophole.
They are the last relic of the fact that England was successfully invaded and taken over in 1066 by William, Duke of Normandy, so for many years afterwards English kings also ruled parts of France. These were gradually lost over the years but the Channel Islands never were. The Queen is still referred to there as "our Duke". There remains a somewhat French flavour to the Islands in place names, surnames of long-standing island families and some titles of officials, such as the Greffier and the Seigneur of Sark, though nobody much speaks the old French dialects any more and they run in English.
They're somewhere a bit different to visit, at any rate! Jersey and Guernsey are popular with British tourists, and a trip over from Guernsey to Sark will take you back into a different world... cars are banned on Sark and the normal way to get around is by horse and cart. Or walk!
The Channel Islands are called crown dependencies - they are not part of England, or even part of the United Kingdom. They have their own governments, but the UK government has responsibility for some things (defence, foreign affairs, etc). They are actually two states - the Bailiwick of Jersey and the Bailiwick of Guernsey.
The Channel Islands are 'British Crown Dependencies' administered separately from the U.K.
There is a strong affiliation however. British people and Channel Island people can move freely from one to another and the Queen appears on their stamps
Separate entities within the United Kingdom along with the Isle of Man
yes
Google them and see!!
haha I'm from England and I'm embarrassed that I have no idea. My Geography sucks
