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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No. 44 Squadron RAF allegiance British Crown
London Guards allegiance British Crown
Peter Hunter employer British Crown
Francis Gore politicalAlignment British Crown
this entity surface form: British imperial government
Francis Gore authorityDerivedFrom British Crown
Lord Cutler Beckett in Pirates of the Caribbean film series loyalty British Crown
subject surface form: Lord Cutler Beckett
Mughal Emperor abolishedBy British Crown
Artists Rifles allegiance British Crown
Sydney, Nova Scotia foundedBy British Crown
Second Army allegiance British Crown
813 Naval Air Squadron allegiance British Crown
23 SAS Regiment allegiance British Crown
government of the Turks and Caicos Islands constitutionalMonarchyUnder British Crown
subject surface form: Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands
34th Fort Garry Horse allegiance British Crown
Premier of Jamaica reportsTo British Crown
Governor of Canada East appointedBy British Crown
armills ownedBy British Crown
Koh-i-Noor diamond currentOwner British Crown
Charles Napier allegiance British Crown
Princely State of Swat allegiance British Crown
Union Defence Force allegiance British Crown
No. 4 Squadron RAF allegiance British Crown
Letters Patent of 1787 issuer British Crown