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[–] Far2Long2 2 points 1 point (+3|-2) ago 

The queen has absolutely no influence on politics whatsoever.

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[–] Qcalanthevalentine 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Oh yes she does. Her and her privy council holds all the power. Don’t fool yourself thinking she’s just a little old lady figurehead.

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[–] IrishPatriot94 [S] ago 

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[–] Far2Long2 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

"Britain's priority" not "[my] priority". The queen has no political agency (no power to act). In theory, she could exercise political power, but the last monarchs to do that got their heads chopped off.

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[–] bushka ago 

What exactly is the queen's role?

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[–] Far2Long2 0 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago 

It is not explicitly spelled out. Notionally, she is head of state, head of the Church of England and head of the Commonwealth (erstwhile British colonies). In daily life she is merely a figurehead. The precise truth is that she is the personification of the constitutional monarchy of Great Britain, Northern Ireland and the assorted territories still under British rule eg Gibraltar (sadly, we gave up Hong Kong in 1997).

Politically, her role is to confer authority upon the prime minister but she does not exercise any veto on policy. She cannot and would not interfere in Brexit or any other political undertaking. However, statutes must be ratified by her speaking the words La Reyne le Veult which is Old French for "the queen wills it".

Because we don't have a written constitution, our political and legal protocols are a mixture of ancient tradition, longstanding practice, and modern reforms. Bit of a mess really, but we muddle through.

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[–] 21013898? 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago 

Ownership of the UK which is 100% of the power. Everything is leased from the Queen.

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[–] alphazebra 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

She’s the titular head of freemasonry worldwide. Not Elizabeth but the “queen”. The position is. It will be passed to the next monarch. She’s also the lead of the Knights of the Garter

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[–] CokeOrPepe 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Knighting.

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[–] UKanonLaura 1 point -1 points (+0|-1) ago 

I’m afraid you’re wasting your time here. These people are convinced the Queen is making the decisions and is under the control of Trump.