do they have any political say so or power over the UK?
2007-09-02 02:59:31 · 27 answers · asked by haywood 55 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Royalty
The Queen has the power of prerogative, (the personal powers of the Monarchy vested in Her as Head of State, more commonly know as the sovereign.) She rarely acts without the advice of her ministers. The reason being, is that this protects the monarchy, i.e. is generally accepted that the Sovereign cannot be acting unconstitutionally when acting on the advice of her or his ministers. she is politically neutral, on the simple notion, she is above party politics. It is her government. This is what makes our government unique. we have a Monarch who acts according to her own mind and on the wishes of her subjects, and is not acting on the wishes of a political party.
HRH Charles, Prince of wales has some power, he is a Counsellor of State (makes up senior members of the royal family), the Monarch, delegates certain state functions and powers when she is abroad or unavailable for other reasons (such as short-term incapacity or sickness) . Any two Counsellors of State may attend Privy Council meetings, sign state documents or receive the credentials of new ambassadors to the United Kingdom.
Full list of those Prerogative powers
Domestic Affairs
The appointment and dismissal of ministers;
The summoning, prorogation and dissolution of Parliament;
Royal assent to bills;
The appointment and regulation of the civil service;
The commissioning of officers in the armed forces;
Directing the disposition of the armed forces in the UK;
Appointment of Queen's Counsel;
Issue and withdrawal of passports;
Prerogative of mercy. (Used to apply in capital punishment cases. Still used, eg to remedy errors in sentence calculation)
Granting honours;
Creation of corporations by Charter;
Foreign Affairs
The making of treaties;
Declaration of war;
Deployment of armed forces overseas;
Recognition of foreign states;
Accreditation and reception of diplomats.
The vast prerogative powers of the Queen are portrayed as purely nominal, a relic of days gone by, when monarchs had real power. Naturally, the oligarchy prefers to ``arrange things,'' such that the Crown does not have to swing its mailed fist. But, when there is no alternative, the fist will come down. Such was the case when the Queen sacked Australia's popularly elected Labor Prime Minister, Gough Whitlam, in 1975.
HM The Queen, has the right to, consulted, to be informed, to encourage and to warn.
2007-09-05 14:20:38 · answer #1 · answered by Lord Advisor 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Queen provides the uk with a head of state. She has the political power to suspend parliament and instate an interim goverment.
The Prince(s) provide figureheads for various charities etc.
However the royal family has no pollitcal power (except the queens power previously sited, but she can only do that at the request of the government or the people.
2007-09-02 03:05:51 · answer #2 · answered by stupid 1 · 6⤊ 0⤋
. The Queen is a figurehead who works a lot harder than any youngster and oldster alike.I am 68, and even though I do the usual housework, gardening and helping with grandchildren, I can honestly say that under no circumstances could I do what the Queen does, and smile into the bargain. No, I can put up my feet when I want to. It is very rarely the Queen misses an engagement. I wish some would stop pulling down prince Charles he set up the princes trust and helped many youngsters set up their own businesses. One thing I feel for them is, that anyone can blame and accuse them of all sorts and they have to keep quiet. To those who think that they sponge off this country you are idiots, as they are the ones who bring a very lot of revenue into this country just by being.
2007-09-02 04:58:24 · answer #3 · answered by letitbe 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Prince? Which one, the queen has three sons and one of those has two sons himself. The Queen Husband is PRINCE Philip.They are all Princes.
The Queen and other members of the Royal family carry out a vast number of engagements each year, either for Charities of which they are Patron or for Charities which have no Patron.
Prince Charles the Prince's Trust to help young people to overcome barriers and set up for the future.
Prince Philip set up the Duke of Edinburgh's award which has been so successful it's been copied in many countries around the world, he still presents Gold awards in London personally (I think at Kensington Palace)
2007-09-02 03:35:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
I think that older Australians on line might disagree with you over The Queen's actual power. They can remember waking up one morning to find that they had no government - it had been dismissed under the Authority of The Queen.
Powerless? The Queen is Head of State, Supreme Governor on Earth of The Church of England, Head of State & Queen in Her other realms and territories. She may declare war, dismiss the Government, declare a state of emergency and grant pardon for those who are sentenced to death (the last one is redundant in the UK)
2007-09-02 04:12:13 · answer #5 · answered by Raymo 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No ,monarchs are not allowed to voice their opinion and have no power but the Prime Minister meets with the Queen at the palace once a week and she probably raises her opinion privately with him, from her 50 years of experience. I would hope if a Prime Minister got really wayward that the Queen would do something about it publicly, but this has never happened.
Prince Charles voices his opinions about some things and writes letters to ministers, but they don't have to take them into account. There is a worry that he will keep doing this when he becomes King but his opinions, I think, sometimes reflect societys more than the prime ministers so i hope he keeps on doing it.
2007-09-02 03:06:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
Actually no If Charles dies before Elizabeth Charles' brother Prince Andrew becomes king.
2016-05-19 03:03:34 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Queen is a Head of State, just like a "President" is.
Except I'd take the Queen over a crazy *dictator* like GWB any day.
God Save the Queen!
2007-09-02 10:25:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The prince has none. The reigning monarch does at least in theory have some role to play, although virtually no power under normal conditions. But it has been noted that under unusual circumstances she/he would. F.ex., if no party won a majority in Parliament, it appears that the queen/king would get to choose who to give the first shot at being prime minister, and perhaps if no one could organize a coalition, the queen/king would even be able to decide on a new election.
2007-09-02 03:06:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
Technically, the Queen can stop laws being enacted, sack the Prime Minister and even dissolve Parliament. In reality, she can do none of these things.
She has no real power as she is a tokenistic head of state who is only used for ceremonial duties.
2007-09-02 03:08:01 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋