What Powers Does the Queen of England Actually Have?

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A short while ago we wrote about the fact Queen Elizabeth II needs neither a passport nor driving license thanks to a quirk of British law. But what other powers does the Queen of many titles have and what could she theoretically do if she decided to flex the full might of the authority she wields? As it turns out, thanks to the Royal Prerogative, a terrifying amount if she really felt like it, or, at least, assuming parliament went by the letter of the law and they and the people didn’t decide to stage a little revolt.
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[@dummeytitan8130]

Today I Found Out could she reverse Brexit?

[@Aidankiwi]

Still using the wrong title I see. How can you be taken seriously when you cannot get basic facts correct? Now I will spell it out simply for you... THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND HAS NO POWERS AS SHE DOES NOT EXIST. THE 1707 ACTS OF UNION ABOLISHED THE ENGLISH MONARCHY. Please answer this question... Which of these are you? Just someone who is a bit slow to learn, a troll who has set out to antagonise the UK citizens of Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland, or an ignorant and arrogant little Englander? Unfortunately it is people like you that are the cancerous downside of the IT age. Spreading your misinformation and misrepresenting yourself as some kind of authority. Frankly you should be banned from You Tube

[@sinesurfer]

Are you trying to comment on The Queen of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland? There hasn't been a Queen of England since Elizabeth I in the mid 17th century.

[@Aidankiwi]

Correct in principle Karl, but the last Queen of England was not Elizabeth Tudor (who died in 1603 not the mid 17th century) rather it was Queen Anne. She was simultaneously Queen of England and Queen of Scotland from 1702 to 1707. From then on she was Queen of Great Britain. Between 1603 and 1707 the crowns were separate but held by the same person. For example Queen Elizabeth's successor was referred to as James VI of Scotland and I of England.

[@joemcmurry7768]

Yes,but does the rest of the royal family have any power?

[@aethelwyrnblack4918]

She can move any distance forward, backwards, sideways, and diagonally.

[@mavrickgabriel3977]

Intelligent joke. Good job!

[@PeterGregoryKelly]

Her consort can move one step behind her but only one step at a time, though, like the queen, in any direction. Knights of the realm can leap frog obstacles.

[@mavrickgabriel3977]

Allen Jinu I wrote this comment at like 4:30 am

[@Yal_Rathol]

@Kotal Kahn it's cute that you think the average person is even at the level of a pawn.

[@eliegbert8121]

is that a welsh name?

[@davidwootton683]

I heard one story about the Queen popping out to buy some items the kitchen was short on. The lady behind the counter said to her, "I must say this but you do look so like our dear Queen". And she replied, "How very reassuring".

[@GFSLombardo]

A purely fictional "Queen Story" has HM stopped by a policeman for speeding. Upon being asked by the officer for some ID , knowing she does not require a drivers license, she pulls a 5 Pound note out of her famous handbag shows it to the officer and says:"Look, this is me, my picture is on all of them". QED....

[@MBM1117727]

Lol "our dear Queen" no one talks like that.

[@A.Martin]

when she was younger she used to go out on her own sometimes. You might see her off partying on the town even. Before she was Queen

[@River-pg1uk]

@@MBM1117727 you would be surprised because it’s actually quite common.

[@MBM1117727]

@@River-pg1uk Well I've just never heard it myself then lol

[@MWaheduzzamanKhan1]

Queen Elizabeth is the living proof of quantum mechanics. Her powers are simultaneously existant and non-existant. Hence, she has all the power and no power at the same time.

[@killer13324]

well she's the only thing holding her back. One of her successors on the other hand might not have that restraint.

[@Rg-fp2vg]

Jormungand13324 I’m sure they will just a way to keep the power

[@EthanThomson]

Schrodinger queen

[@kouldbanyone4983]

M. Waheduzzaman Khan lol

[@kouldbanyone4983]

Jormungand13324 Actually. It’s the fact that she’s only a Constitutional Monarch that she’s held back from being able to wield any real power.

[@pacowacko5539]

“The Kingdom will be reorganized to the First Galactic Empire” -Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

[@Freedmoon44]

Please dont, i dont want the local church to attempt a terrorist assault only to get genocided ^^

[@harveya1a952]

I read that in her voice

[@pokebreederrichard1200]

I had just finished watching a starwars video before seeing this ironically

[@moistskinidiouhehskillme]

*Boris Johnson clapping in the background*

[@Cebwll]

She isn’t my majesty u Brit’s can keep her I have no interest and no respect for her

[@dancunningham5800]

Queen of Australia can also do that with our military as we swore allegiance to her. That's why we have Her Majesty's Australian Ships. Lotta people forget she's our Queen too.

[@DavBlc7]

Maybe not for long. Australia set to became a republic but not yet, look possible when Charles become king, maybe?

[@olsenfernandes3634]

@@DavBlc7 How did you come to that conclusion?

[@Edmonton-of2ec]

David Black Y'all already had a referendum

[@joao.fenix1473]

@@DavBlc7 may this never happen. You're going to replace her with an indirectly elected figurehead clown who divides the country and does a poor job as head of state.

[@shaundouglas2057]

@@joao.fenix1473 Yeah a child molestering and murdering family with the queen as head of it all is a great figurehead.

[@kittu999c]

All this is just theory. Her real power is immortality.

[@swiftfox3461]

B K Lol, good one. There was a fanfic on that one.

[@BrainSoap]

That and she can shape shift between lizard and human form... lol

[@TorquemadaTwist]

What about her heat vision?

[@garywark9926]

Love that as you were once a part of Spain and just about every one of those counties that were a part of Spain are just so corrupt. Your country has one of the worse drug cartels in the world. Ohh and why are so many of your countryman trying to leave. You have a country of killers. I know Mexico must have invented something good can you name a few.

[@kamaljitdhaliwal785]

and she can shoot laser beams from her eyes.

[@Drakeblood97]

So the queen could literally stand in the middle of the road and shoot somebody, and no one would bat an eye.

[@tomcat8662]

Only if it’s 5th Avenue.

[@cmconley33]

Not that such a thing would ever happen, but yes, she does actually have the superpower Trump only imagines he does.

[@saquanward8607]

I see what you did lmao

[@xijinping4463]

cmconley33 why would we want someone with super powers as our leader,we literally had a war and threw the brits out some 200 years ago because the founding fathers refuse to bow to a king or ruled by queen..nobody should be above the law and good for them seeing their queen as above the law,when she enters the us it’s a whole different story we do have laws here and no king nor a queen is above it

[@EnglishHeart1987]

bruce david ‘Brits’ It’s a whole different story because you have a nutjob ‘business man’ running your country and you enjoy making people like Kim Kardashian famous. smh.

[@nigelgordon]

To quote Richard Dimbleby, from longer ago than I care to remember: "The importance of the Queen is not in the power she has but the fact that by holding those powers she denies them to others". It is widely rumored that Magaret Thatcher wanted to declare war on Argentina when they invaded the Falklands but the Queen refused. So, forcing Thatcher to send an expeditionary force to relieve the islands. If it had been up to Thatcher, the army would have invaded Argentina.

[@percyweasley9301]

Yeah, republican people or "wasting taxes on royals" people should read your comment...

[@nigelgordon]

@@percyweasley9301 And it costs about a third what the French presidency costs and we get a lot more for the money. It is also cheaper than the Italian presidency and the Polish presidency who have similar constitutional powers.

[@byzantiphile7630]

Shame she held Thatcher back.

[@TheMementoOfElysia]

@@nigelgordon May I get a source for that? I might use it in argument for the future

[@nigelgordon]

@@TheMementoOfElysia With regard to the comment about the Queen's power, the source of it is the closing comments made by Richard Dimbleby in the 1969 BBC documentary on the Royal Family. As far as I know, it has never been rebroadcast and is not available commercially, though I was told that there were some copies of it circulating. With regard to the Thatcher rumor, that has been floating around since the days of John Major. I first heard it from a senior member of the armed forces who was at a dinner party I attended, about two years after Thatcher lost power. I have. since heard it a couple of times from other sources.

[@jasonw.m2614]

She can also call "checkmate" on the King.

[@carlosmarte3154]

Rusa M England doesn’t have a King. Her husband _Prince_ Phillip is the Queen’s Consort.

[@charleswatson1093]

@@carlosmarte3154 We're talking about the United Kingdom, not England.

[@charleswatson1093]

Rusa M As can any opposing piece.

[@jamarimcfarlane4844]

Nah, the queen cant checkmate by itself. You play chess?? edit: actually it can in a position where it is blocked by pieces or supm like that

[@steveskouson9620]

I don't think she can call "checkmate" on her own king. (We're talking chess here, not the fact that he is NOT married to a king.) She can ONLY call "checkmate," on an opposing king. On a similar note, "checkmate," originally meant Shah Mat, or the Shah is dead. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checkmate steve

[@lazulin]

It sounds like her role is basically as a failsafe. If the government spirals completely out of control and the people are about to stage a revolution... she'll take action against the government on their behalf to preserve the country. As for her advisory role, it makes sense too - unlike most politicians whose terms are limited, she has an incentive to care about UK's very long term stability. That's the value of her perspective. I do find it scary how much theoretical power she has, but as the video made clear - if she just started using it, she'd lose it. The only way she can use all that power is if the people are completely behind her, which would be the sign of a real crisis.

[@nonmagicmike723]

Good analysis

[@MexicanBandit]

Mariya M Very smart and thoughtful comment. Never thought of it that way, you have changed my way of looking at the matter, thank you. 👍🏻

[@jsb1039]

In a sense, we're all limited in what we can do under any given circumstances. There are always consequences to what we do wrong. I think Her Majesty has discharged her duties extremely well all these years.

[@conservatheism]

Very interesting political theory

[@livedandletdie]

I don't find the amount of power she holds to be scary, she could literally be seen as the entire planet's ruler, she is as a matter of fact the head honcho, she can declare war on anyone, if anyone dared do unto her any harm, her next in line, would probably make sure that the nation of said inhabitants were eradicated. This includes all 192 nations on this planet. She is also technically the richest person alive, seeing as more than half of the world is her ground, in name appointed by god, and everyone is merely borrowing her land.

[@jimBobuu]

I thought all she could do was move forward, back, left, right, and the diagonals.

[@Kevin15047]

Awesome.

[@GalileoAV]

jimBobuu Any number of spaces!

[@mussolinishead9916]

jimBobuu .....hence no passport required

[@54lolman]

smart.

[@LordTalax]

That's good, Jim, nice one.

[@naschy7336]

She’s not just the Queen of England, she’s the Queen of Australia, Canada, New Zealand and 12 other countries.

[@He_who_rides_many_winds]

Yes because as an Englishman with all kinds of ancestry including Celtic they should say The Queen Of The United Kingdom And The Commonwealth. They’ve stuck with us through thick and thin despite being able to leave if they so desired.

[@billdunkelberger6647]

Why do other sovern nations maintain this ? What benefits each side ? I don't get it. It would be so strange to live in some African or Pacific Island nation and have a foreign monarch

[@inigobantok1579]

@@billdunkelberger6647 it's a commonwealth Canada New Zealand and Australia and many of its citizens are from Britain, their mother country

[@Kneejair]

@@billdunkelberger6647 it's a cultural thing. In Canada here our laws center around her power even tho she doesn't do anything here.

[@fimaanis810]

They should say the Queen of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth realms.Commonwealth realm is a sovereign state which has Elizabeth II as its monarch and head of state.They should say that cause people might think she is the queen of every member of the Commonwealth when in reality she is not even the queen of half of the commonwealth

[@elijahsackville-glucksburg]

The British monarchy knows how to play the game that's how and why they survived when Russia and France didn't.

[@jameswaweru7695]

Your queen is not my Queen.

[@snowtfl5617]

James waweru she is if ur British

[@elijahsackville-glucksburg]

@@jameswaweru7695 and your comment matters to me because???

[@seomi4657]

@EDGE the russian and french monarchy let's say didn't make it

[@seomi4657]

@EDGE He meant the British monarchy is still alive and well and still holds power basically didn't lose anything unlike some other monarchies like France Russia, china, Germany etc.

[@AngryIcecube]

You left out her most significant power: She's dynamite with a laser beam.

[@TheAPTGamer]

Guaranteed to blow your mind, anytime.

[@kcthetitan]

I'm pretty sure its the *omega beam*

[@asdbuddy4848]

What a beautiful duwang. CHEW

[@Rabbittomaru]

And ultra megasonic scream voice.

[@StarDisc_MultiMedia]

@@asdbuddy4848 Duwang?? Kira is sweating

[@TheNukedNacho]

“The law will decide your fate.” Queen: I AM the Law. [Jesus fucking Christ dense people it’s a Star Wars reference]

[@Rabbittomaru]

That's the main reason why most monarch come to and end. When the Royal subject think they're supreme being above all.

[@kielplayz7934]

Well if their crime is justified ( I think is justified or. Something ) like shooting for self Defense or smthn it’s ok lol

[@TheNukedNacho]

Angga Pramudya it’s a Star Wars reference

[@TheNukedNacho]

Alfie Bean EXACTLY

[@g.w.f.212]

Angga Pramudya You’re not living here in UK i see. the monarchy is a very important part of our country and to the commonwealth. The monarchy will always be here. THE CROWN MUST ALWAYS WIN.

[@robert4039]

So, basically the queen is still actually in charge. There’s this public perception that her role is more ceremonial but turns out to just not be the case.

[@rayanrizwan9611]

Yeah I already knew this and it kinda pisses me when someone thinks otherwise

[@robert4039]

@@ewanfps This is of course speculation on my part but, if her office did have a lot of power, wouldn't a part of it be used to conceal that it exists if that's what she/"they" wanted in the first place? Isn't that actually the whole point? Again, I don't know, I am just speculating, but still.

[@healingrays3762]

@@ewanfps kzbin.info/www/bejne/n4CpnmmXbbGsqrc

[@Rjlamar-yr3pt]

It is

[@Zadir09]

No Parliament is. The Sovereign reigns at the invitation of Parliament. Parliament literally gave them more power than themselves for a very simple reason. That way you could blame the monarch for any issues arising in your government. Unfortunately for parliament, the Monarchs after Queen Anne really weren’t interested in governing significantly, that’s how the office of PM came into being. It was due to the refusal of George the First to actually legislatively govern and deposing him over not doing anything wasn’t possible because he did participate in some functions of Government. The government of the UK fell into place with the lessons of history. It wasn’t some contrived untested theory on how a nation can run. While there are a lot of potential “Powers” the King could use, it just wouldn’t make sense unless you had an absolutely deranged or infiltrated parliament. Plus if misused to a high enough degree, the public would demand they be restrained. A healthy Constitutional Monarchy is a very boring but stable State Apparatus.

[@finaoo1167]

The British monarchy has, for centuries, shown an amazing ability to adapt to the changing landscape to ensure its continued existence. It continues to thrive in what is essentially a marketing role today.

[@kuyaleinad4195]

finao o Yeah throught history, British Monarchs seized control in order for them to continue existance. I think a large part of this ideology was the French revolution and how the French monarchs collapsed due to not giving up some power.

[@phantommedia9964]

You know you binged too much on The Big Bang Theory when you read some of these comments in Sheldon's voice lol

[@finaoo1167]

I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.

[@OHYS]

PHANTOM MEDIA - Cars, RCs, and Lego Technic 😂

[@marialindell9874]

200 likes

[@alansmithee419]

3:20. Very slight correction (though I could be wrong): The Queen is not above the law; She *is* the law. Being prosecuted is you against the crown. This is why she can't be prosecuted: That would be the crown vs the crown which doesn't make sense. Though she could of course place herself in a jail if she wanted to.

[@azmeriah5122]

I've got a job in a hair-splitting factory for you.

[@brad349miller]

Yet have her sign a decree that every 18th day of the month if it falls on a Thursday each British born citizen can force feed a pound of rashers and blood sausage to a Muslim of their choice and you’ll find she has no power to do so because parliament is the legislature.

[@SpydersByte]

@@azmeriah5122 great comment :D

[@MJWVI]

alan smithee Gaol.

[@robertrp3757]

Toasty Volvo The Crown has rewritten laws that parliament wanted to pass. They benefitted her people so, she pushed them forward.

[@BabulAli]

You missed the fact that the Queen's greatest power is immortality.

[@marythebaddiestuartqueenof8931]

Yeah, lied about my age I’m actually 234

[@nathanlewis5682]

Betty white also has power of immortality

[@Rocanala]

Her mother loved to be over 100y/o

[@Aquacrystal78]

I think it's a result of people praying every now and then "God save the Queen"

[@AMPProf]

Lol B K 3 years ago "All this is just theory. Her real power is immortality."

[@SpiritmanProductions]

On the global stage, "The Queen" means Elizabeth II. Other queens require a more specific reference. Pretty cool. 👑

[@wallybrandt434]

she's probably the only person on earth who doesn't abuse Her power's

[@lauraherrera9808]

Oh yea she does she sacrifices babys and eats an drinks there blood

[@eliegbert8121]

@@lauraherrera9808 wut

[@eliegbert8121]

that was Elizabeth bathory

[@lauraherrera9808]

@@eliegbert8121 yea and her

[@eliegbert8121]

@gilbert martinez nice try edgelord

[@dansimmons21]

Not only Commander and Chief of the British military but also of the Australian, Canadian and New Zealand militaries, and of any other Commonwealth realm!

[@lancebaker1374]

and that is scary.

[@antoniocarniero5138]

If the USA and Britain went to war Australia has to side with the USA. It is apart of an agreement made in WW2 during the war in the pacific and Coral Sea.

[@kinggu9270]

@@antoniocarniero5138 and go against their queen who rule them? Doesn't make sense to me

[@kinggu9270]

@phillip perkins exactly! But when you analyze it, it is not only the Australians that agreed to that agreement themselves but with the Crown's approval also since they are technically the commander in chief. Which means when the brits goes vs US, there is no way Aus would side with the US

[@colinkepple7555]

Just to clarify a point, that is correct, but not all Commonwealth countries are Realms. Some are Republics with their own Head of State.

[@richard1113]

Interesting! After being told for years that she was just a figurehead it turns out she is all powerful. The fact that she uses such restraint makes me respect her more. Thanks for the very informative video!

[@101Mant]

Richard Forester she isn't even vaguely close to all powerful. The history of political power in England is partially a long struggle between the monarch and Parliament ever since King John and the Magna Carta. Despite some ups and downs the flow of power is quite obviously been from the monarch to Parliament because Parliament has the ultimate trump card money. The English and later British people can't be taxed without their consent and only Parliament can give it. No surprise English colonists would want representation with their taxation. Several monarchs have dissolved Parliament and tried to rule themselves but have ended up having to recall it when they needed money. Controlling the Armed Forces is less impressive if you can't pay for them. Not to mention just because something is theoretically possible doesn't mean anyone would obeying orders if a monarch started giving them. Attempting to use most of these powers would probably result in losing them.

[@jugganaut33]

Mark Antill Technically the Bank of England is owned by the queen and in so doing holds around a £billion of cold hard cash. Which may never fight a war.... but it's still a lot of power.

[@zaheeraslam3166]

From what I understand the bank of England is a trading name that has no real link to England other then that it trades in England. As far as I know the Queen has a share in it alongside the Rothschilds however they own more of it then her.

[@wallace4181]

The Bank of England was nationalised in 1946. In 1998, it became an independent public organisation, wholly owned by the Treasury Solicitor on behalf of HMG (the British Government), with independence in setting monetary policy.

[@tcjusttc5418]

its more like common sense. If she started flexing dictatorial muscle, there would be a revolt within months. The British society is too advanced to be ruled by a dictatorship.

[@FreethinkerDave]

"She has first dibs on any whales that wash up onshore" made me laugh out loud!

[@christor2907]

I instantly came up with a fat joke I undoubtedly will never use.

[@VME-Brad]

In Theory, if Parliament doesn't get it's act together fast, She can simply throw them all out and finish Brexit herself.

[@brad349miller]

VME - Brad she’s failed her nation session after session if that’s the case. -Brad

[@MrStealthWarrior]

Yeah, but Brexit is such a shit storm. No one in their mind will take part in that.

[@mojame100]

Well, why not. You got communist on one side of the room, and idiots on the other.

[@sheadoherty7434]

She wouldn't though. Britain is still pretty divided on BREXIT. Just under half the country wanted to remain, and the between those who wanted to leave people cannot decide if we should negotiate a deal or leave everything. She's wise enough to not get involved.

[@mojame100]

@@sheadoherty7434 Related to Shannen Doherty?

[@Poorschedriver]

She is a very wise woman to realize that true power isn't the display of such power, but rather influence created by not using it. Our world leaders could learn a lot from her.

[@GeirGunnarss]

Oh so a person is only what they are titled or what they do, does that just apply to women in your world or are men also subject to such reductionism? I would think that what mattered more was how that power was exercised.

[@briansouth9325]

Audi_ophile dumbest fucking comment I've ever read

[@Poorschedriver]

Brian South care to elaborate on that opinion?

[@osmium6832]

I'm an American and don't know very much about the Queen, but if I were visiting in the UK and she asked me to do something within my power (and within reason, I wouldn't kill someone or commit treason) I'd probably do it. She just carries a lot of respect that you'd expect from royalty. However, I wouldn't get Donald Trump a glass of water if I had to take 3 steps to get it.

[@lilaclizard4504]

The possibility of her being replaced with a trump like character is the reason Australia chose to keep her instead of voting to become a republic. While it would be great to have one of our own citizens in the roll (we kinda do anyway) but with her we have extra security & protection of the system

[@gmanon1181]

In other words, UK is still a fully active monarchy and even extends to overseas as any empire.

[@healingrays3762]

Exactly!

[@adrian1622]

And only 25% of population are kinda against continuing as monarchy

[@healingrays3762]

@@adrian1622 "None are so hopelessly enslaved as those who falsely believe that they are free."

[@callumwilliams1449]

@@healingrays3762 What freedoms do we gain if we abolished the monarchy tomorrow?

[@healingrays3762]

@@callumwilliams1449no one should be allowed to amass so much wealth as the "royals" and the corporatocracy(the descendants of the aristocracy) have. With this immense wealth comes immense power that they use by pulling the strings of the politicians that we "elect". How did the queen get so rich that she possesses one-sixth of the earth's landmass like she posses countries and even entire continents like Australia? With honest hard work? No, but with human trafficking aka slave trade, imperialistic wars, insider trading, drugs, and arms trade. These are the freedoms that we will gain if we abolished the monarchy and its corporatocracy: freedom from wars, freedom from human trafficking and human slavery, freedom from evil and corruption! Most importantly, freedom to be free humans who love and serve God. kzbin.info/www/bejne/n4CpnmmXbbGsqrc

[@Redbird1504]

Imagine being out on your kayak and the Queen popping out of the water to commandeer your ship.

[@ApeX-pj4mq]

The Titanic tried denying her but in the end she conjured an Iceberg using her royal powers and the rest is history She wasnt born yet but that wouldnt stop her from doing it anyway

[@Broncort1]

She has the power to keep Charles off the throne and she's gonna outlive him....lol

[@ekul7894]

charles will never be king and it isn't for her to decide

[@charleswatson1093]

DDPA Ty You're right in saying that it isn't for her to decide, but Charles will become king.

[@ekul7894]

when she dies

[@charleswatson1093]

Of course!

[@Aidankiwi]

No she doesn't have such a power. Only Parliament could force such a change.

[@moustachepig43]

Queen: dissolves parliament Prime minister: weird flex but okay

[@BadBoyBobby85]

I hear she can't do that anymore

[@roidetesreves2298]

Lord Bob Backenforth she still can, but needs 2/3 approval from commons

[@connormadeley7979]

@@roidetesreves2298 The same commons that needs her 'royal ascent' for any act or legislation that passes through? LoL. The people that believe the Queen has no power, are just dumb sheep

[@Edeinawc]

@@connormadeley7979 The minute she attempts to exercise that power she will be ousted.

[@connormadeley7979]

@@Edeinawc Uh, she already does exercise her power. She commands the British armed forces, and the ordinary British folk do not have access to firearms. To oust the British royal family, is impossible.

[@brandonryan9582]

shes like that super boss in video games that you really cant beat

[@danlock1]

If you don't want to seem stupid, DON'T ACT STUPID!

[@brandonryan9582]

people dont invite you to partys do they?

[@franchocou]

Can't beat?? She already dying

[@brandonryan9582]

not as dead as the soviet union obviously

[@brandonryan9582]

we'd nuke your ass anyway be quiet russia

[@EternalBliss666]

Queen Elizabeth *Using her powers wisely* The spirit of Queen Victoria: *Just use it*

[@cameronninawale9610]

Greetings from the former Australian Territory of Papua New Guinea; proud member of the British Commonwealth. God save our gracious Queen!

[@kbtitan2464]

You're a slave. Wow.

[@cameronninawale9610]

@@kbtitan2464 And you bothered to make a comment. Got your attention, didn't it?

[@ziggy481]

@@kbtitan2464 that came out of nowhere

[@A.Martin]

@@kbtitan2464 Well if you are Canadian like your profile says you are equally a slave to the Queen.

[@omairrazaakram]

@@A.Martin yep

[@tomn2765]

She can move in any direction

[@kekero540]

Tom N bravo

[@cristianverdugogalaz8725]

*slow clap*

[@dragonryucr2000]

Except like a Knight

[@beejereeno2]

Tom M ♥

[@BazamO]

Checkmate

[@josephfox9221]

Seeing how messed up the past few years have been she probably could disband parliament and impose an absolute monarchy and be cheered for it.

[@mah5298]

As someone who was born in an absolute monarchy, I can tell you that YOU DO NOT WANT AN ABSOLUTE MONARCHY!

[@mikenotreally6111]

First User if you don't mind me asking where were you born?

[@RealistReviewer]

Charles is taking over soon, so if he took over he'd push for 100% renewable in 15 years, though with the Gov there it's going to be 25 years as the Gov is talking about.

[@OHYS]

Mike Notreally, maybe Saudi Arabia? Just a guess.

[@mah5298]

"maybe Saudi Arabia?" lol not too far off. But I would rather not say

[@jamesbain8167]

This is one of the things I send to people who ask how powerful Queen Elizabeth II is. Thank you Simon, and all other hands involved in writing, producing, editing, and distribution! Keep up the good work.

[@BigBobsh2o]

Wow I've been lied to about this. I was taught that she was just a figurehead without any real power. Just because she doesn't use it doesn't mean she doesn't have it.

[@GhostRider659]

Rob Ski in practice, she probably couldn't do half of what she could theoretically do. Still, it may be a useful failsafe if Parliament ever went really far off the rails and she had the people's support for putting it right.

[@SiriusBigbadda]

This video is bs so what you were told is correct.

[@JosephRPrice]

SiriusBigbadda Nah, the video is entirely accurate. She chooses to be this detached from politics. The world may be in for a rude awakening when she is gone.

[@SiriusBigbadda]

Joseph Price It isn't tho. He says "by the letter of the law", which is weird since the UK has no written constitution. Please read up on UK constitutional law before you say anything.

[@kballwoof00]

She has no power. The moment she tried to do anything sketchy parliament would 'illegally' take away her power.

[@sam21462]

The British presenter needs to pick a random country for a hypothetical nuking by the British. The British presenter picks France. Well played sir, well played.

[@lancebaker1374]

Please stop using triple returns. Which country is a random one?

[@sam21462]

@@lancebaker1374 Hmmmm so what would be the most random of countries .... one second ..... Uruguay.

[@chezsnailez]

Which is just fine with us members of the gastropod community...

[@sheadoherty7434]

@@sam21462 No. I am not gay. You're gay!

[@sam21462]

@@sheadoherty7434 - I'm not sure what you are talking about ..... who said anything about anyone being gay?

[@sonicgauge1]

So she's both capable and incapable of doing anything and everything at the same time...

[@jasonbowman9521]

Kind of like a modern pope.

[@MsPinkwolf]

no she's perfectly capable. she just chooses not to.

[@luciferangelica]

she can lay a turd so big even she can't throw it

[@GhostNameless]

Everything is possible with quantum physics!

[@kitsunekid16]

@@GhostNameless theoretically

[@JohnSmith-iv3lo]

I once advised the Queen (I'm not joking, she had a website where you could submit ideas) to ask teachers, on every second year, to read attendance lists in reverse alphabetical order instead of regular alphabetical order. The idea being that kids whose names end with W, X, Y or Z shouldn't always be thinking they are "last." But I never heard back and she never adopted this idea. So now I'm bringing this idea to a KZbin comment thread, where I probably won't even get one thumb's up vote. This is exactly the kind of thing that would help make the Queen very popular, so I'm surprised she never did this. Probably her advisers thought it was a joke. But I'm serious.

[@comedici9609]

do you miss a billionaire Who ENSLAVED COUNTRIES , Killing people , kidnapped children and destroyed economies ??? You are a victim of TV propaganda ... ..

[@skycloud4802]

What's the website?

[@emmamay3820]

Flight, super-strength, and x-ray vision. But that's supposed to be a secret.

[@Snyde91]

Get off granny's computer, Harry! Love, Big Willy.

[@terrendously]

😂

[@colinkepple7555]

And Kryptonite is bullshit!

[@PatGilliland]

She's not just Commander in Chief of the forces of the UK, The Canadian Armed Forces oath goes: I, [name], do swear (or solemnly affirm) that I will well and truly serve Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Canada, Her heirs and successors according to law, in the Canadian Forces until lawfully released, that I will resist Her Majesty's enemies and cause Her Majesty's peace to be kept and maintained and that I will, in all matters pertaining to my service, faithfully discharge my duty. So help me God. Australia and New Zealand are very similar.

[@mish375]

Also our Canadian passports begin by saying that Her Majesty grants the bearer of the passport the ability to travel internationally.

[@mistral55]

One point our old Officers in the cadets always made was ULTIMATELY the oath is to the queen. So if we ever got a despotic manical tyrant in government (eg like Donald Trump), she always maintains ultimate control of the forces in extremis..

[@hitzncritzmobilegaming9988]

She isnt the queen of Canada

[@mish375]

@@hitzncritzmobilegaming9988 She's Queen of the Commonwealth, she is the figurehead Queen of Canada.

[@lostsaxon7478]

@@mistral55 I was unaware that tyrants allow people to openly criticize and mock them and do not take all the guns. Funny thing, the people who claim he's a tyrant are more often than not the ones who want all the guns taken. Not a fan of him, but just because ORANGE MAN BAD in your eyes doesn't make it so. Should do a little more of the critical thinking.

[@sabbyblue]

Telekinesis, teleportation, biological immortality, nigh omnipotence

[@mongolchiuud8931]

You forgot her shape shifting ability inherited from her Skrull ancestors.

[@lagseeing8341]

too bad for her since kim jon un has the omnitrix.

[@kimchislave5339]

She obviously has the power cosmic

[@whatthequestion.4600]

No...no... and no. Unless, she has access to some Med-tech research we don't. Considering her current state of being, she has access to none of those things.

[@darellgrant8753]

Weaboo garbage hope ur joking?

[@MasterArchfiend]

I'm sure she has some flaws, everyone does, but I don't know anyone personally that wouldn't abuse that level of power on a monthly basis so she has earned a great deal of my respect.

[@ccggenius]

These lists always seem to leave out the most theoretically devastating of her powers: the laser-beam eyes. She can also grow to a height of 30 stories; Woe be to any who cross her.

[@welshpete12]

She does !

[@whipmaster44]

JHarold. The Queen must pay her dues to her Jew masters to hold her token throne.

[@JotaC]

Somebody been watching a lot of Phineas and Ferb lol

[@whipmaster44]

Jota C. If you're a Buffet, Koch, Walton, Disney, etc. all you need do is tell the bimbo with a tiara what you want and you shall receive.

[@JotaC]

whip master i was talkinf about the growing and laser beam eyes thing but I kinda get your point

[@tyrannicpuppy]

It's truly amazing to see how representative of her people she is, and always seems to have been. Her desire to serve her country as a youth in the military. All that power she chooses not to use unless absolutely required. She really does seem to be holding to that quote from all those years ago of serving the people. If only more of the world's leaders were so cognizant of what their people want and need. It will truly be a sad day when she passes on from this world. Whoever occupies the throne after her death will have a massive set of shoes to fill.

[@MrHAH-cd9ku]

Knowing politics, they might make their own shoes instead.

[@healingrays3762]

The monarchy should and will be abolished. They are corrupt, greedy, power-hungry, and ruthless Satan worshipers, who enriched themselves by human trafficking aka slave trade, insider trading, arms, and drug trade while impoverishing and bleeding the people of all races. kzbin.info/www/bejne/n4CpnmmXbbGsqrc

[@zyairjames6758]

@@healingrays3762 bot

[@comedici9609]

do you miss a billionaire Who ENSLAVED COUNTRIES , Killing people , kidnapped children and destroyed economies ??? You are a victim of TV propaganda ... ..

[@CRose-ip6lw]

It speaks volumes when a person has that much power yet doesn't use and only keeps it if desperately needed for the good of the people!!

[@genli5603]

Yeah I think you fail to grasp the situation. If she started using her power, the monarchy would be abolished. Plain and simple. No one since Anne REALLY reigned as well as ruled.

[@mk_gamíng0609]

@BesteKanaal1 In a public Poll in Scotland, The idea of independence was not popular. Just because the SNP is popular does not mean all of there policies are. also northern ireland does not want to leave, Majority of northern Irish consider themselves British

[@jonballa1472]

Your the muppets who don't realise that family has done nothing but opress and colonise

[@jonballa1472]

She's not even u English Mongo's blood line shes German

[@RealBadGaming52]

also scary too that the UK is technicly a an Absolute Dictorship

[@cooljerk4362]

I'm totally impressed with the move made by the British monarchy to establish a democracy while retaining these powers ...all the while remaining inconspicuous since then

[@Chopper8472]

Even if she doesn't exercise her powers it still makes her a dictator. The fact that she's above her government, law and people as well as punish anyone that she wanted to makes her a dictator on paper.

[@obinnaosuagwu3685]

Class art by the British in delicate polity stabilisation

[@newnoise95]

@@Chopper8472 That's what made her a Queen you mean. A monarch is above the law because the law is carried out in the Crowns name. A dictator is actually someone who seized control of a nation by force. An autarch is a leader with absolute authority. It's easy to confuse the terms but it's important to remember the distinctions.

[@bainzy9627]

Imagine 50 years later we find out that the queen smoked weed

[@docbrown7916]

If it's royal weed than it's allowed.

[@Bob-jm8kl]

She's likely to still be alive in 50 years.

[@Jrgg1994]

I thought about that too haha

[@Limacy]

@@Bob-jm8kl I wouldn't be surprised if Her Majesty lives long enough to see this so called "anti-aging" technology come out and see her use it to make herself as she did when she was younger. Don't think it would fix the issues we will all develop eventually from the brain aging though.

[@pandjiaryopoerwono3789]

Should we call it Royal Weeding

[@gicking3898]

She really is a rare breed. Such maturity and discretion over almost a century. Even if she doesn't exercise her power, it must be a bit heady to know legally she knows that she possesses the power of, well, a full Queen.

[@paullangton-rogers2390]

Yes, she is kind of passive Monarch. The power exists in law, and she could be more active (like her son Charles is) but she always takes this relaxed, advisory role and doesn't interfere or get directly involved in politics. She is really a perfect model of a Constitutional Monarch performing all these endless duties and an astonishing amount of charity work alongside her regular official duties and she never complains... even when the gov took the Royal Yacht Britannia away and slashed the Royal budget 10 fold down to just £30 odd million a year and refused to pay for renovations on Buckingham Palace even! OK the Royal's are top of social class in UK but it shows they have the same budget constraints and challenges as ordinary folks, but just on a larger scale :-) Also they were born into this role and didn't ask for it ..it's a hard life really endless duties and very little reward just summer holiday's at their private Estate in Scotland. Some may say Buckingham Palace is akin to a gilded prison. It's not like the Queen and go shopping in the city, go on holiday, spend money or do any of the spontaneous things we commoners take for granted. Last time she tried to drive herself to a nearby village the police escorted quickly her back to Buckingham Palace! That's why so many respect her and like her in the UK and around the world. She is a very stabilizing figure in the UK and very wise according to past Prime Ministers and world leaders.

[@chigimonky]

GICking "over almost"...😒

[@lisanovak913]

GICking

[@NoLeadsEnt]

its chosen to hide in the cloth of another nation. say Israel? who appointed this land, instead of allowing them to return home to German? like every other war-torn country and its people. research more, to find the answers. destabilization is in effect.

[@hey_joe7069]

Ah more conspiracy shit with no fucking proof. "had his wife killed" . Fucking parrots caw caw. BIGGEST Scumbags in the world are leftists like yourself.

[@Morn2moon]

No wonder she hasn't stepped down, who would have the strength and wisdom to replace her when she does... something I'm sure she considers very carefully everyday.

[@anniesue4456]

I think William and Kate are being groomed to rule after the queen and her son pass away William has the balls and smarts to rule

[@basbarbeque6718]

she actually can't step down at all.. she has to actually die before anyone else will become king/queen. and if he's still alive it will be Charles

[@TheFunguy02]

@@basbarbeque6718 No, she can abdicate, almost all monarchs can

[@basbarbeque6718]

@@TheFunguy02 she could, but it's incredibly unlikely that she will

[@TheFunguy02]

@@basbarbeque6718 I understand that, but you said that she couldn't. I was just correcting you that you could

[@Glostone300]

What powers do the Spanish, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Belgian, & Dutch Monarchs have. As well as the Principalities of Andorra, Monaco, and Liechtenstein, and the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg. Pretty much it would be interesting to see what power the remaining nobility of Europe have in and out of their respective realms.

[@VadulTharys]

Reminds me of the time William got into a scuffle in school in the 1990s and told the kid, "One day I will be king, and I will have your head!" Well knowing this explains the outrage the press had over it. When he becomes king he really could have the man's head.

[@axhof]

Is there any evidence for this statement? Or was it you, he was talking to? ))

[@wwerules000]

I mean he could, if he wanted to but I don't think he will, chopping peoples heads of is extreme

[@inspiringer6418]

i'd actually sorta want to see that happen but at the same time no. it would be pretty interesting if that happened ngl...

[@inspiringer6418]

@John Saunders No. I never said that i thought he could. I just said that I thought it would be interesting for that to happen, it being the 21st century and all. Tf...

[@c.norbertneumann4986]

William could also let the man die in a car accident.

[@jamieashman1446]

President of U.S.A: I'm the most powerful person on earth!. Queen of England: Hold my hand bag, My 67 year reign, My head of state in 17 countries oh and i own 1/6 of the planet!.

[@SacerKtracho]

Actually he is.

[@jamieashman1446]

@@SacerKtracho not even close, she owns 1/6 of the earths surface. Head of state in many countries.

[@JohnSmith-zw8vp]

*notices the UK's nuclear football inside her bag/purse* Oh sheet...

[@theodorewoldenberg6417]

@@jamieashman1446 true, but if the countries were to square off, the US would win. (this would probably cause a nuclear war and we would all be dead) The US is simply the most powerful economy and it has one important advantage and that is if the president uses his power, he won't be overthrown. The Queen on the other hand...

[@jamieashman1446]

@@theodorewoldenberg6417 it would be a draw, all nukes fired from everyone that has them = all dead. The president is controlled by many people. you seriously think they let Trump be in charge of (the rd button) nukes?. lol.

[@eliegbert8121]

She runs everything from the shadows

[@apollonia6656]

With the rest of the " Elite " !

[@eliegbert8121]

@@xBrabus76 Godzilla had a stroke trying to read this and died

[@leoncaslavsky4980]

@John Saunders no need to be rude to her majesty

[@leoncaslavsky4980]

@John Saunders come now Mr Saunders there is no need to resort to such vulgarity. I view her majesty as a symbol of British culture and high society and there is no issue with having her there as a technical head of state.

[@leoncaslavsky4980]

@John Saunders please refrain from using inappropriate language if you are unable to maintain or for that matter even begin a civil discussion.

[@ExpectTheSpanishInquisition]

According to Kevin Cahill, in his book "Who Owns the Word", the Queen is the largest landowner in the world with 6.6 BILLION acres of land. The nearest landowner to her is the Russian state at 4.4 billion acres. She owns all of the UK, Canada, and other commonwealth countries. I always wondered why in Canada, naval vessels are called "HMCS and ship's name" standing for Her Majesty's Canadian ship. Our prosecutors in criminal courts are called the Crown. Our equivalent to the FBI is the RCMP - Royal Canadian Mounted Police. If a lawyer practices for so many years with no blemishes on his record, he receives his Queen's Counsel (Q.C.) designation. Our Prime Ministers are sworn in pledging allegiance to the Queen and not to the Canadian Constitution. They also pledge to keep her secrets. She has a representative in each province (Lieutenant Governors) who report to the Governor General, who reports directly to the Queen. Her picture is above the blackboard in all classrooms. We still sing "God Save the Queen". The BRF often visit Canada. I guess they're coming to check on their property like any land owner would. So there is far more to the BRF than we are told and that meets the eye.

[@aqueous5099]

God, it's like when someone is hiding their power level in dragon ball.

[@dorryoku919]

So she's the grand priest?

[@Ahmed-sl3mk]

ITS OVER 9000!!!!!

[@andrews3545]

Queen: You fool, this isn't even my final form

[@beastieman4207]

tf am I reading

[@ashutoshpandya2867]

She has zero power in INDIA🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@richardthomson6392]

It should be noted that HRM has authority over all Commonwealth Armed Forces as well. In Canada at least we also swear allegiance to the Queen and all Her heirs and successors, and not to the country itself.

[@JayJay-pb3jd]

Layth Alkhaer if you have a president you are doing the same for him. The queen is basically the same thing.

[@acchaladka]

Layth Alkhaer Actually you've missed the point. We have our own constitution and flag and the Royals are actually ours directly as well. HM Elizabeth is the Queen of Canada and we essentially technically don't mind if she quits that island place over there and the whole family comes here. They do quite a decent job and the Parliamentary -Confederation system here works fairly well most of the time. If she got out of hand like Emperor Trump to our south, we'd likely quickly have a referendum and have a President to take the ceremonial role of our Monarch, i.e. a bit like the German / French system. It's the Commonwealth meanwhile and I like having the adults supervising our governments.

[@Redzorbon]

HRM is "her royal majesty", right?

[@michelbeauregard7326]

Jonathan Williams Either way, that*s why we prefer a constitutional monarchy, where the Head of State is not involved in partisan politics.

[@Sayntavian]

Jonathan Williams "Trump hasn't gotten out of hand yet, certainly less than Obama has" Jeez your first comment made you seem so competent for a second.

[@knottheory79220]

As an American, I always imagined the Queen walked around ordering Britons to do strange things to amuse her in the streets. "You, dance. You, spin in place as long as you can. You two, kiss. Yes. I am pleased."

[@3lil0rd82]

lmao

[@Alucard-gt1zf]

knottheory79220 kind off what i Imagine trump doing tbh

[@Chris-ve8xw]

She would probably get stabbed by a chav/road man or get spat on by a racist benefit claimer.

[@Wanderer628]

Funny, thats what we imagine Trump is doing. Unlike the dignified Queen he actually seems like he would do it.

[@Walker-tq3ei]

Wanderer628 I thought the queen is just a big act and trump O boy is the grim reaper

[@2luTube]

Her greatest power: She can stack up the totems of undying.

[@chitrabandopadhyay3319]

I think she got a lot of raid farms

[@aperson22222]

She has first dibs on beached whales? What the fuck does she want with a beached whale?

[@MisterMooo]

In the old days, they used to provide baleen for clothing and in case of sperm whales, ambegris for perfumes. Whale oil was used for oil lamps and lubrication.

[@Alucard-gt1zf]

aperson22222 that's a lot of meat

[@almahperditae]

Before oil had any use, whales where the oil. The most powerful and lucrative industry for millennia. They could use every part of a whale to a lot of stuff. Whales where so valuable, that we humans kill them to near the point of extinction. Read Moby Dick :P

[@olliewilliams8925]

aperson22222 maybe its a fetish

[@LH1980XX]

Ambergris. It's worth 3 times as much as gold by weight. A kilo brick of gold is £25000 2-3 years ago a 500gram chunk of Ambergris washed up on a beach. It was sold for £80,000.

[@thescottishanimeguy9946]

Today I found out: puts out "Queen of England" on the title British people: "You have fallen for one of the most classical blunders"

[@StevenTorrey]

The Queen can't enter The City of London without asking permission of the Lord Mayor. Neither can she enter Parliament without first knocking and being granted permission to enter.

[@kouldbanyone4983]

That is correct. But most people don't know that the London Corporation (or whatever version of that they call themselves now days) even exists. Let alone that the Lord Mayor of London is not Sadiq Khan. That there are essentially two London's. With two mayors.

[@mickd6942]

Steven Torrey can she have the lord mayor of london executed for treason lets call him khan to avoid the other mayor being executed by mistake

[@newstarcadefan]

Very true, and the Monarchy isn't even allowed in the Commons. The Black Rod has to go to the Commons on her behalf (before having the door slammed in his face, and he's forced to knock loudly).

[@mickd6942]

Lord Bob Backenforth ooh get you mr hardman .

[@mickd6942]

Lord Bob Backenforth ha as if

[@russelltaylor1500]

It's reassuring that a stable sensible person has to sign off on laws really, especially with the government's we have had recently

[@Simon-iv5xz]

I love how the title makes her sound like a superhero or villan

[@ObeyjusticeChiguta18]

This video was made in 2017. If I recall very well, there is no Queen of England but Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

[@ColdCorpChannelitty]

No one uses the official title anymore lmao.

[@ernestrogen4639]

Yes thank you Obey she was crowned Queen of the UK.

[@AerowynTyr]

I feel as if Queen Of canada got forgotten.

[@cmconley33]

She is also “Defender of the Faith” as well, if I recall correctly. As much as it might annoy the Scots, Irish and Welsh, Queen Elizabeth *is* English (and German, Russian, maybe some Dutch too)-and “Queen of England” is much more poetic that “Queen of the United Kingdom.”

[@georgemiller9212]

@@cmconley33 nonsense! She has no English blood but she does have Scottish blood, she also spends more of her time in Scotland. Saying that, when she goes I'm sure the Scots will dump the royals along with England.

[@infultraterprototype]

she has the power to not die according to her great grand kids.

[@davidwuhrer6704]

The first wife of the current Prince of Wales was not meant to be a replacement for the Queen. However, she was more highly respected in public. That is why that concrete column got in her way.

[@JamboLinnman]

She’s the Queen of the UK (and 14 Commonwealth realms). England is only one of four countries that make up the UK.

[@Wolfs2019]

I know, it's quite offensive to other British countries like Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to call her 'The Queen of England'

[@olajideparis]

The power to declare tea time.

[@scream8448]

4pm every day

[@r_xyz000]

Lol I wish, I might get my dinner before 8 😂

[@clairfayne]

It's always 4;00 _somewhere_

[@seanguillermo]

Who's here after watching "the crown"?

[@Ahavameanslove24]

Lmao I just finished it a few days ago.

[@zed4643]

Such a fantastic show 👏🏻

[@juice8431]

watch cobra kai soooooooo much better

[@nathanlewis5682]

Started 2nd season.

[@CollyDoo]

Love it!

[@chokerharden7473]

Watching The Crown made me appreciate the Queen Of The United Kingdom

[@Will-nn3pb]

*me if i was King :* *"Go to Mac Donalds and get me a Big Mac"*

[@facepunch5104]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate how smooth this video is.

[@iby914]

For those who have limited time - She wields A LOT of power.

[@deldia]

ibkillah or none as explained in the video

[@ZOMGjamesy]

@@deldia She has the power, she just chooses not to use it - there is a difference lol.

[@deldia]

James MacInnes Copeland no, she doesn’t. If she started to override democracy in a serious fashion then the UK would have a revolution and become a republic in about a week.

[@wolfgang15425]

Wait I thought she was just a figure head with no power? So only reason why she doesn't have any because she chooses not to

[@text-8364]

wolfgang15425 and the fact that if she uses any power parliament will just come down hard on her.

[@AliMohamed-yq4wn]

Manly Man Emperor Of Mankind it depends on which side the military is on

[@TheOzumat]

She's not immune to violent revolution and dictatorship isn't looked upon kindly in the modern world. Sure, the reason she doesn't use her power is that she chooses not to, but there are reasons behind that choice too. As the old saying goes, no man rules alone.

[@Tobberz]

Most of the powers here are what in the US are called executive powers, and here are called Prerogative powers. And they are exercised - some of them often, but by Her Government, not her. That is how the British constitution works - power shared between parliament and Her Majesty's Government, who are all accountable to parliament. We must also remember that in the UK, precedent is everything. Since no monarch has exercised prerogative powers without the advice of elected government in centuries, it is *unthinkable* that it would ever happen again.

[@blazednlovinit]

Pretty much wolfgang.

[@thecuillinn7054]

I like so many others that joined the British armed forces took an oath to the Queen. "I do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Elizabeth II, her heirs and successors, according to law. So help me God". This oath lasts a lifetime. The Queen has more power than you may realize.

[@SKILM1]

The "Queen of England!" Try the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Canada, Australia & New Zealand.

[@Maxd75kai]

SKILM1 *AND* Jamaica, Barbados, The Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines , Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, St. Kitts and Nevis

[@jakobholm6343]

To be even more pedantic your technically wrong as she is the the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Queen of Canada and Queen of Australia and Queen of New Zealand (all separate kingdoms within the commonwealth realm)

[@melodyclark1944]

You mean all separate kingdoms within the commonwealth realms. Multiple realms.

[@blauphus2]

as an american...i can say too that even though many here would be loathe to admit it, QEII is our 'queen' as well. after all, 'murica wouldn't exist without England and it's vile King (at the time). in no small way, we too are really just a colony of the mighty 'British Empire', and owe much of our successes and democratic ideals to the 'motherland' England. The majority of the founding fathers of this country were English or of english/european descent. Proof of our interconnectedness: anybody who was old enough to have 'witnessed' Princess Diana's death 20 years ago on television, I'm sure can remember exactly where they were, and who they were with. It was the whole world that mourned...in a sense...as there are really scant few places on earth that hadn't been touched (or colonised) by England (UK). For better or for worse. God Save the Queen!

[@johnschwalb]

blauphus2 in America she has no power. we separated from the crown when we declared independence and fought the revolution. She is not our queen. No royalty shall rule over America.

[@macmasks]

Damn. And I thought she was basically just a figurehead. We don't learn about other governments in the US. We Barely learn about our own.

[@jerobriggs6861]

Which is why Donald Trump is president.

[@usedtoilet8295]

The only reason you barely learned about it is not because you didn't take AP about the subject. It is just because you didn't care.

[@lewzer1019]

As a brit it's like " no one cares who rules as long as you don't MAJORLY FUCK IT UP" basically

[@anghinetti]

Don McClelland: And there was me thinking most of the citizens of the United States didn't realize there were other lands beyond the seas, let-alone other governments. One lives and one learns.....

[@masterstepz9800]

Don McClelland That's because the US don't want you to know too much. Almost any info that doesn't put America on a high pedestal isn't worth telling. Like the fact that you just left the Vietnam war, when in reality you actually lost.

[@cyberpunkmirai7011]

No wonder Liz is so calm she can legally have a massive crop growing upstairs.

[@davidkamen]

No, it's not upstairs, it's behind Balmoral.

[@RedStoneMatt]

She's that one ruler that has much much power but doesn't use it usually, leaders with that kind of power are called dictators, the Queen is just called "The Queen" because she doesn't abuses them

[@blankfaceduser3596]

The Queen's Royal Prerogatives include the right to: Declare war; Choose and appoint all commanders and officers by land, sea, and air; Convoke, adjourn, remove, and dissolve parliament; Dismiss the Prime Minister and choose his replacement; Choose and appoint all judges, councilors, officers of state, magistrates; Bestow all public honors, or create peerage for the House of Lords or bestow an order of chivalry; Conclude treaties; Initiate criminal proceedings and bestow pardons;

[@dedfed321]

so basically: everything

[@mickd6942]

Dismiss the prime minister and disolve parliament Sounds good to me

[@tadees2007]

Interesting info. Thanks for putting this together.

[@enceladusian3]

The Queen's power to dissolve government extends to the rest of the Commonwealth as well. In fact, the Governor-General of Australia (the Queen's representative in Australia, and thus ranked above the prime minister) dismissed Prime Minister Gough Whitlam in 1975, and appointed the leader of the opposition to the prime ministership. The event is known as 'The Dismissal', and was the greatest constitutional crisis in Australian history.

[@greywolf4330]

She does a great job of walking the survival tightrope! One step wrong and it's the United Republic not the United Kingdom, nice one Simon.

[@axem.8338]

Now I get it. Queen is 007.

[@mscott3918]

Aakash M. No, she owns 007

[@King_Flippy_Nips]

john dees was 007

[@mjh5437]

No,she is 001

[@CarrotSuprise]

Thoughts on King Charles III, gonna be weird having 'God save the king' back?

[@Aidankiwi]

Unlikely to be a King Charles the Third. Charles has already gone on record as saying he will adopt the regnal name George the Seventh in tribute to his grandfather George VI (whose real name was Albert).

[@bullhead606]

Oi

[@CarrotSuprise]

Oi

[@bullhead606]

CarrotSuprise Oi

[@CarrotSuprise]

Oi m8.

[@MachinDawg]

Immortality

[@carltonneckbrace4039]

Sir Enders immorality

[@schadenfreudebuddha]

immolate trees

[@psfrl]

Immortal trees.

[@grandexalt777]

Demformality.

[@carltonneckbrace4039]

Cats knees

[@GT-legendary]

one thing Megamind has taught me is that there is no queen of England

[@nojo3552]

anymore

[@GT-legendary]

@@nojo3552 there never was

[@alexanderdickson419]

The last Queen of England was Queen Ann in 1707. The British have the Queen of the United Kingdom. There is more to Britain than just England.

[@seanj3667]

She is still the Queen of England, and Scotland, and Whales....

[@alexanderdickson419]

@@seanj3667 Elizabeth II's title is Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Island. There is only one kingdom. She is not also separately Queen of England, or Scotland, or Wales, or Northern Ireland.

[@seanj3667]

@@alexanderdickson419 Her actual title is "Elizabeth II, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith" Unless you are saying all of that, you are as wrong as everyone else, so step off that high horse.

[@gabxp3095]

She delegates power to the gov’t, it’s still hers.

[@Garry_Combine]

@@user-dk2ol7pq6r I always forget how swag the English "people" (Parliament are the closest to that, and as much as the people complain they seem to be fine with what Parliament do, so I class that as consent, just with some bitching and moaning) are. Monarchs are cool, but monarchs one a leash are even cooler!

[@antonsjostrom]

England is her city

[@leofusion7210]

Shit.

[@dread1618]

Anton Sjöström country*

[@alfonsoquinones1166]

Dope Man Hawaii is my continent

[@joshsilver5714]

Dope Man you dont get the joke...

[@gameboyhotline3712]

Anton Sjöström can we ask the queen to kill jake Paul ?

[@margaretblyth8534]

SHE is not just the Queen of England. She is Queen of Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland , England and the Commonwealth

[@iwanttoclosethis]

It makes me laugh when people thinks she has no power.

[@johnwalsh3635]

Anyone All her power is exercised by the governnent. She only has rights, duties and responsibilities.

[@ZOMGjamesy]

@@johnwalsh3635 It may be exercised by the government, but the absolute power still remains with the monarch as they have the ability to take back the ability for parliament and government to exercise such powers. Think of it as if the powers have been 'licensed' to parliament and government, but at any time the monarch can cancel that agreement - that is royal prerogative.

[@healingrays3762]

She wants people to believe that she has no power, it is easier to control and manipulate people if they don't know that they are controlled.

[@_Stin_]

Our Queen serves her subjects, whilst most other leaders are serving themselves lol

[@amour8]

She isn't above the law, she IS the LAW. Also her name is not Queen of England...

[@rachelheyne2769]

Leo Altus It's actually Judge Dredd

[@rachelheyne2769]

Leo Altus Yea.... You thought of her in her dress on Judge Dredd Bike with Judge Dredd helmet on. She can clean the UK of terrorism... She Judge, Jury, Executioner, and THE MUTHAF##KIN QUEEN OF ENGLAND!!!

[@anghinetti]

Moist Alien: There has been no Queen of England since the 1st May 1707.

[@sanguillotine]

anghinetti well not specifically just England, but she is still the Queen of England.

[@caskitong1165]

CaptainZapperz she can fuck off old alcoholic

[@Foxhaven2482]

She makes the trains run on time and provides the smiles on every child's face

[@teh-maxh]

British people are, legally, citizens. The status of British Subject was deprecated in 1983, and most holders of the status obtained some other form of British nationality; only about 3000 people retain the status, and unlike most forms of nationality, it cannot be passed to descendants, so once they die (or obtain any other nationality, British or foreign, with the exception of British Citizenship by right of Republic of Ireland connection prior to 1949, because nationality law is weird), the status of British Subject will seize to exist entirely.

[@Steeleperfect]

No, we are subjects. Were I to become a citizen, I would kill myself.

[@danlock1]

Steeleperfect: are the posts from you the first KZbin comments from beyond the grave? I think you're just using hyperbole to joke about something which is not a joke.

[@Aidankiwi]

Steeleperfect - If you have a British Passport, I suggest you look at it. I think you will find yourself described as a British Citizen. Seems a really pathetic reason to contemplate taking your own life over.

[@MrMarttivainaa]

She's playing ck2 all wrong.

[@macbrns1438]

She must have went down the immortality event chain

[@SMURGwastaken]

idk she's in a sticky situation with that maxed out council power laws she inherited, and all those angry vassals she lost. Now she's old af so she realistically can't expect to win wars to win back old territory, it's going to be down to William at this rate.

[@GrahamPointer1972]

There hasn't been a "Queen of England" since Queen Anne.