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> As far as I understand, King Charles exists for the purposes of being a tourist attraction, and has no power. No, the monarchy has veto power over parliamen
by monocasa 4y ago
> As far as I understand, King Charles exists for the purposes of being a tourist attraction, and has no power.
No, the monarchy has veto power over parliament, and has secretly used the threat of it to shape British law. Apparently most new legislation is run by the ruling monarch's office to make any changes they'd like before it hits the parliament floor for debate. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/feb/08/royals-vetted-more-than-1000-laws-via-queens-consent https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/feb/08/royals-vette...