title: 2022 in Antigua and Barbuda
text: # 2022 in Antigua and Barbuda
  
  ## Incumbents
  
  * Monarch: Elizabeth II (until September 8), then Charles III
  * Governor-General: Rodney Williams
  * Prime Minister: Gaston Browne
  
  ## Events
  
  Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Antigua and Barbuda
  
  * September 8 – Accession of Charles III as King of Antigua and Barbuda following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
  * September 10 – Charles III is officially proclaimed King of Antigua and Barbuda at Government's House in St. John's.
  * September 11 – Prime Minister Gaston Browne announces his intention to hold a referendum on transitioning the country into a republic.
  * September 19 – A national holiday is observed on the day of the funeral of Elizabeth II, Queen of Antigua and Barbuda. The governor-general and the prime minister attend the queen's state funeral in the United Kingdom.
  * September 19 – A service of Thanksgiving for Queen Elizabeth II is held at the Cathedral of St John The Divine.
  
  ## Deaths
  
  * September 8 – Elizabeth II, Queen of Antigua and Barbuda (born 1926)
  