Crown, The, in the United Kingdom, is a term used to describe the power and property of the monarch as head of state. The term refers only to the office that the monarch holds and not to the monarch as a person. For example, in the United Kingdom and in some countries that are members of the Commonwealth of Nations, lands belonging to the state are called Crown lands and are managed by a commissioner appointed by the government. The rents from Crown lands go into the nation's treasury. But the monarch also has personal property, just as every other person has personal property. The monarch's personal property does not belong to the Crown, and the monarch may dispose of it or add to it as he or she wishes. The Crown acts on the advice of officials and through officials. But the monarch has no personal knowledge of many of the acts which are done in the name of the Crown.