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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King of Saint Lucia linkedTo British Crown
Commander-in-Chief, Bengal usedBy British Crown
House of Welf dynasticUnionWith British Crown
this entity surface form: British Crown through House of Hanover
Bengal European Regiment allegiance British Crown
Provincial Rangers allegiance British Crown
Buckingham House ownership British Crown
Home Fleet allegiance British Crown
Governor of Ceylon appointedBy British Crown
No. 6 Squadron RAF allegiance British Crown
No. 41 Squadron RAF allegiance British Crown
RAFVR allegiance British Crown
No. 3 Squadron RAF allegiance British Crown
Madras Army usedBy British Crown
Bombay Army allegiance British Crown
Indian Medical Service employer British Crown
Auxiliary Force (India) allegiance British Crown
Governor-General_of_Belize represents British Crown
this entity surface form: British_Crown
Black and Tans allegiance British Crown
Indian Signal Corps allegiance British Crown
No. 2 Squadron RAF allegiance British Crown
Indian Territorial Force allegiance British Crown
Sudan Defence Force allegiance British Crown
15th Light Dragoons allegiance British Crown
18th Light Dragoons allegiance British Crown
Rao (in Kutch) recognizedBy British Crown
this entity surface form: British Crown (as ruler of a princely state)
Central India Field Force allegiance British Crown
Morvi State overlordDuringBritishRule British Crown
20th Hussars allegiance British Crown