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Does the royal family do anything non-ceremonial? Do the royals have real power?
by criddell 4y ago
Does the royal family do anything non-ceremonial? Do the royals have real power?
- kzrdude 4y agoRegular meetings with the prime minister must count as having some power.
- snapetom 4y agoThe non-ceremonial stuff is PR and goodwill for the UK. She's essentially fostered economic cooperation between the Commonwealth for decades. That has been quite important and should not be understated. The American view that her duties are fluff is a lazy take.
- criddell 4y agoCan she set her own agenda, or does she essentially work for the elected government?
- snapetom 4y agoSets her own agenda, but I mean she holds weekly meetings with prime ministers. It's all closely coordinated.
- criddell 4y agoI saw that Prince George is third in line. I wonder how that would work if he ended up a child king? In that case, I’m guessing he would just be doing what he’s told to do.
- cgrealy 4y agoTechnically, I believe she can dissolve parliament in NZ and Australia.