can the queen declare war and send troops anywhere. can she override the prime ministers decisions?

Answer 1

she sure can . those in the British military swear allegiance to the queen

Foreign policy:
Foreign diplomatic representatives in London are accredited to the Queen, and she has the power to conclude treaties, to declare war and to make peace, to recognize foreign states and governments and to annex and cede territory.

Answer 2

I think she really is only just a figure head, and as such, does not have the power to make any orders concerning the military. The Prime Minister, in an actual declaration of war against the UK has the power by the war measures act to send the troops where ever he thinks is needed. In the Iraq thing, he needed Parliamentary approval to send the troops into Iraq. The reason being that no official declaration of war was involved.

Answer 3

In name the monarch declares war and signs treaties etc but she has a government and a prime minister who have assumed her powers. In name the monarch appoints the prime minister but in practice it is the politician who commands a majority in the house of commons.

Nobody really knows what would happen if the Queen refused to sign a bill or declare war on someone. It hasn't really been tested since we became a constitutional monarchy. I imagine we would never find out.

It is widely recognised that the Queen has influence - which is different from power. The House of Commons holds all the power.

Everything is done in the Queens name but the Queen doesn't actually do anything.

You have allegiance to a flag. We have allegiance to a Queen. But both are symbols of our nations.

Answer 4

The Queen is the Commander and Chief and ceremonial head of the armed services, most branches of the Services swear allegiance to the Monarch and NOT the goverment. However the Queen has no power to veto deployments or give "real" commands.
Although it should be noted that the Armed services have no requirement to follow the orders of the elected government of the UK.
It's what helped us keep our Nuclear weapons in the 70's, the last labour prime minister asked the Navy if they would bring the nuclear subs back to port if requested and was told bluntly NO, hence the Labour government of the time had no real power to disarm the UK.

Answer 5

Since the day when Charles I disbanded parliament, and following the Civil War, no member of the Royal Family sets foot inside the house of commons. note that the state opening of parliament is held inside the House of Lords.
When the commons is formally summoned by Black Rod, the doors to the Commons is shut in his face.
The Queens Speech has been agreed by Parliament, and the Queen merley reads it. She holds no powers as such, although she may be inclined to put her view across to the P.M
Parliament decides on such things as war, etc. Not the Queen.

Answer 6

Not about war but
Any bill that goes through parliament cannot become law unless it is given royal assent by the Queen. However this is just a formality. If the queen ever did decide to overrule something then it would cause uproar and she would probably be deposed and we would become a republic

Answer 7

It is up to the government and the head of the armed forces to decide where troops fight, although the queen does have some input on the desicion she doesnt have the right to just send her troops where ever she feels like.

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Answer 8

particular. there is such factor called, i think, the royal prerogative (please excuse me because of fact the term is probably not actual) , which might enable the queen to deliver troops overriding parliament and retaining conflict with out the permission of all people else. shop in mid nonetheless, that because of many political intrinsic "unwritten regulations", one might desire to wisely assume that she will have the skill to never accomplish that. although, it may be in her finished maximum suitable, and is taken into consideration one of her few, final genuine powers as a monarch. the respond is definite technically, even though it incredibly is virtually impossible for it to happen.

Answer 9

Ahhh, Noooooo, not since the Year Of Our Lord 1215, when the monarch signed those duties away.

Answer 10

the armed forces swear allegiance to the queen not Parliament,
a deal was done when parliment was formed, but if push came to shuv a lot of people would fight for the queen,