British Crown

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The British Crown was the supreme monarchical authority of Great Britain that exercised ultimate political and legal power over its colonies and territories.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional institution
monarchy
appliesTo United Kingdom
associatedWithDocument Orders of Council
surface form: Orders in Council

letters patent
royal charter
collects Crown revenues
continuesAs Crown in right of each Commonwealth realm
Crown in right of the United Kingdom
country Great Britain
delegatesPowerTo British Parliament
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom

Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom
surface form: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Privy Council
colonial governors
viceroys
distinctFrom person of the monarch
exercisesPower executive authority
judicial authority
legislative authority
formedBy Acts of Union 1707
hasJurisdictionOver British Empire
British colonies
British dominions
British Overseas Territories
surface form: British overseas territories

British protectorates
headOf Crown Prosecution Service
surface form: Crown Prosecution Service (in the name of the Crown)
headOfStateIs British monarch
historicalPrecursor Kingdom of England
surface form: English Crown

Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland
surface form: Scottish Crown
holdsPowerThrough royal prerogative
influencedBy doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty
legalConceptIn British constitutional law
English law
legalPersonality the Crown
owns Crown Estate
Crown lands
partyTo Privy Council
surface form: Crown-in-Council

Crown
surface form: Crown-in-Court

Crown-in-Parliament
relatedConcept Crown colony
Crown dependencies
Crown Office
surface form: Crown office
representedBy His Majesty
surface form: the King

Her Majesty
surface form: the Queen
symbolizes continuity of the state
royal prerogative
state sovereignty
usesTitle Her Majesty in Right of the United Kingdom
Crown in right of the United Kingdom
surface form: His Majesty in Right of the United Kingdom

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Bailiff Grand Cross recognisedBy British Crown
XI(F) Squadron allegiance British Crown
8 DLI allegiance British Crown
3 (F) Squadron allegiance British Crown
subject surface form: No. 3 (F) Squadron RAF
No. 216 Squadron RAF allegiance British Crown
Onöñda’gega’ treatyHistoryWith British Crown
No. I Squadron allegiance British Crown
Indian princes underSovereigntyOf British Crown
Exempt Yeomen allegiance British Crown
HMS Essex faction British Crown
Royal Indian Artillery allegiance British Crown
Imperial Service Troops allegiance British Crown
51 Sqn RAF Regt allegiance British Crown
Madras Cavalry allegiance British Crown
Royal instructions issuedBy British Crown
Vice-Treasurer of Ireland appointedBy British Crown
Provincial Marine allegiance British Crown
Belizean_Crown distinctFrom British Crown
this entity surface form: British_Crown
Major John Howard allegiance British Crown
subject surface form: John Howard
Frederick Philipse III allegiance British Crown
Legislative_Assembly_of_British_Honduras governedBy British Crown
this entity surface form: British_crown
No. 209 Squadron RAF allegiance British Crown
No. 210 Squadron RAF allegiance British Crown
Petit baronetcy grantedBy British Crown