How do we know Queen Elizabeth II is the current monarch of the United Kingdom, with 95 years, an excellent health condition and the desire of the subjects to have a long life, eventually the monarch will one day have to say goodbye to the underworld, so her son Prince Charles will assume the throne, as the first-born .
We all have an idea of how the monarchy works, howeverPerhaps it is wrong, because we have seen films where kings or queens had absolute power. In the UK although it is a monarchy, the power of Queen Elizabeth II is strictly symbolic and ceremonial, and she is expected to remain politically neutral.
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According to the BBC, among the powers that Queen Elizabeth II holds is, appointment of a governmentAfter elections of course, so the leader of the winning party in a general election is invited to Buckingham Palace, where the Queen formally invites him to form a new government, he will also formally dissolve a government before the general elections.
State opening and speech, as Queen Elizabeth is the one who begins the parliamentary year with the state opening ceremony, during which he will read the ideas and policy plans of the government, in a speech delivered from the throne in the House of Lords, which is represented by nobles and people of the British church.
Also the royal assent, when a bill is passed in Parliament, Queen Elizabeth II must formally accept it for it to become law, the last time the Royal Assent was rejected was in 1708.
Another of the activities that the queen and other members of the higher royalty carry out are the official engagements, which Meghan Markle and Harry resigned. Family members also represent her on visits to other countries.
Many are charity sponsors and some have established their ownsuch as the Duke of Edinburgh’s Youth Awards Program, founded by Prince Philip and now William with The Earthshot Prize and Harry with Invictus Game.
The royal family has close ties to the military. Prince William served in the Royal Air Force and Prince Harry served in the army.
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