The Queen holds the power to send the United Kingdom to war, deployment of forces (and their disposition) and requisitioning of ships in the event of an emergency, enter upon, take and destroy private property, and can intervene for the good of the nation – such as unconstitutional behaviour by a Prime Minister, dissolve Parliament and declare an election.
- The power to grant honours: The Queen regularly grants honours independently to what are regarded as the ‘personal’ orders of the Sovereign, such as the Royal Victorian Order and the Orders of the Garter and Thistle.
- The appointment of the Prime Minister: Though bound to appoint the person ‘most likely to command the support of the House of Commons’, this is a power The Queen exercises herself after General Elections.
- The granting of hereditary peerages: Whilst hereditary peerages are no longer granted outside the Royal Family, The Queen personally retains control of titles and styles within the Royal Family, including granting hereditary peerages (most recently, for example, making Prince William, Duke of Cambridge in 2011).
The Sovereign is – by default – exempt from statute law, though crucially can be bound by it where explicitly expressed.
Doesn't need a driving license, car number plates, and has legal exemption from income tax (which she doesn't exercise).
Queen Elizabeth II, head of state of the United Kingdom and of 31 other states and territories, is the legal owner of about 6,600 million acres of land, one sixth of the earth’s non ocean surface. She is the only person on earth who owns whole countries, and who owns countries that are not her own domestic territory. This land ownership is separate from her role as head of state and is different from other monarchies where no such claim is made – Norway, Belgium, Denmark etc.
The value of her land holding. £17,600,000,000,000 (approx).
To even accuse The Queen of doing nothing is frankly preposterous. She has a job and pays taxes like the rest of us.
