British monarch

E834

head of state monarchy

The British monarch is the hereditary sovereign who serves as the ceremonial and constitutional head of the United Kingdom and its associated realms.

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All labels observed (47)

Label	Occurrences
British monarch canonical	312
Monarch of the United Kingdom	196
King of the United Kingdom	61
Sovereign of the United Kingdom	32
Queen of the United Kingdom	22
King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	9
British monarchs	8
British sovereign	8
the British monarch	7
monarch of the United Kingdom	6
the Sovereign of the United Kingdom	5
British monarchy	4
Queen of Great Britain	4
sovereign of the United Kingdom	4
the Monarch of the United Kingdom	4
Head of the Commonwealth	3
King of Great Britain	3
King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions	3
Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	3
English monarchs	2
King of the British Dominions	2
King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	2
King or Queen of the United Kingdom	2
British Crown (as princely state ruler)	1
British monarch as colonial sovereign of the Bahama Islands	1
British monarch in Jamaica	1
British monarch in Malta	1
British monarch in Pakistan	1
British throne	1
British_monarch	1
Emperor of India	1
King of England	1
King of Ireland	1
King of the Commonwealth realms	1
King of the Dominions of the British Commonwealth	1
King of the United Kingdom (legally distinct office)	1
King of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms	1
King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Empire	1
Queen of Canada	1
Queen of the United Kingdom (as sole main style over India)	1
Queen of the United Kingdom and Her other Realms and Territories	1
Queen of the United Kingdom as colonial monarch of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands	1
Supreme Governor of the Church of England	1
The Monarch of the United Kingdom	1
the King of the United Kingdom	1
the monarch of the United Kingdom	1
the sovereign of the United Kingdom	1

Statements (67)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	head of state ⓘ monarchy ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	British monarch ⓘ surface form: British sovereign Crown ⓘ Monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ
appointedBy	hereditary succession ⓘ
ceremonialEvent	Remembrance Sunday national service ⓘ State Opening of Parliament ⓘ Trooping the Colour ⓘ
commanderInChiefOf	British Armed Forces ⓘ
constitutionalRole	guarantor of constitutional continuity ⓘ symbol of national unity ⓘ
coronationLocation	Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ surface form: Westminster Abbey
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
currentIncumbent	Prince Charles ⓘ surface form: Charles III
duty	appoint the Prime Minister ⓘ deliver the King’s Speech ⓘ grant Royal Assent to legislation ⓘ meet weekly with the Prime Minister ⓘ open and prorogue Parliament ⓘ represent the UK on state visits ⓘ
establishedInCurrentForm	Acts of Union 1707 ⓘ surface form: 1707 Acts of Union
furtherDefinedBy	Act of Settlement 1701 ⓘ Acts of Union 1800 ⓘ English Bill of Rights ⓘ surface form: Bill of Rights 1689 Acts of Parliament ⓘ surface form: Royal Marriages Act 1772 Statute of Westminster 1931 ⓘ Acts of Parliament ⓘ surface form: Succession to the Crown Act 2013
governedBy	unwritten constitution of the United Kingdom ⓘ
governmentForm	constitutional monarchy ⓘ
historicalPrecursor	English monarch ⓘ Scottish monarch ⓘ
inaugurationCeremony	coronation ⓘ
incumbentSince	8 September 2022 ⓘ
jurisdiction	British Overseas Territories ⓘ Commonwealth countries ⓘ surface form: Commonwealth realms Crown dependencies ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
legalPersonality	Crown ⓘ surface form: the Crown
legalStatus	sovereign ⓘ
patronOf	numerous charities and organisations ⓘ
power	royal prerogative ⓘ
powerExercisedThrough	British Cabinet ⓘ surface form: Cabinet of the United Kingdom Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom ⓘ surface form: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
predecessor	Elizabeth II ⓘ
religiousRole	Supreme Governor of the Church of England ⓘ
residence	Balmoral Castle ⓘ Buckingham Palace ⓘ Palace of Holyroodhouse ⓘ Sandringham House, Norfolk, England ⓘ surface form: Sandringham House Windsor Castle ⓘ
residesIn	London, England ⓘ surface form: London
respectsPrinciple	parliamentary sovereignty ⓘ
role	ceremonial head of state ⓘ constitutional head of state ⓘ
successionType	hereditary ⓘ
symbol	Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom ⓘ surface form: Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom Royal Standard of the United Kingdom ⓘ
title	Defender of the Faith ⓘ Duke of Lancaster ⓘ Duke of Normandy ⓘ British monarch self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Head of the Commonwealth British monarch self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: King of the United Kingdom Lord of Mann ⓘ Elizabeth II ⓘ surface form: Queen of the United Kingdom
titleStyle	Her Majesty ⓘ His Majesty ⓘ

Referenced by (726)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kingdom of Great Britain → headOfState → British monarch ⓘ

Triumphant Democracy → discusses → British monarch ⓘ

this entity surface form: British monarchy

George VI → title → British monarch ⓘ

this entity surface form: King of the United Kingdom

George VI → title → British monarch ⓘ

this entity surface form: King of the Dominions of the British Commonwealth

George VI → title → British monarch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Emperor of India

George VI → title → British monarch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Head of the Commonwealth

Chancellor of the Exchequer → appointedBy → British monarch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom

Home Secretary → formallyAppointedBy → British monarch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom

Elizabeth II → title → British monarch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Queen of Canada

Order of the Garter → hasHeadOfOrder → British monarch ⓘ

British monarch → alsoKnownAs → British monarch ⓘ

this entity surface form: British sovereign

British monarch → title → British monarch self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: King of the United Kingdom

British monarch → title → British monarch self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Head of the Commonwealth

George I of Great Britain → title → British monarch ⓘ

this entity surface form: King of Ireland

British India → headOfState → British monarch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom

UK government → headOfState → British monarch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom

UK government → appointedBy → British monarch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom

UK government → powerExercisedInNameOf → British monarch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom

Westminster Abbey, London → burialPlaceOf → British monarch ⓘ

subject surface form: Westminster Abbey

this entity surface form: British monarchs

Commonwealth countries → sharesHead → British monarch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Head of the Commonwealth

Secretary of State for Air → appointedBy → British monarch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom

Edward VII → positionHeld → British monarch ⓘ

this entity surface form: King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Edward VII → positionHeld → British monarch ⓘ

this entity surface form: King of the British Dominions

College of Arms → appointedBy → British monarch ⓘ

House of Windsor → partOf → British monarch ⓘ

this entity surface form: British monarchy

Royal Navy → ceremonialChief → British monarch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom

First Lord of the Treasury → appointedBy → British monarch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom

Hanoverian royal vault → linkedTo → British monarch ⓘ

this entity surface form: British monarchy

Star of India → awardingBody → British monarch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sovereign of the United Kingdom

English barons → owedFealtyTo → British monarch ⓘ

this entity surface form: King of England

Companion of Honour → awardingBody → British monarch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom

Companion of Honour → membershipIncludes → British monarch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sovereign of the United Kingdom

George III of the United Kingdom → title → British monarch ⓘ

this entity surface form: King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

British Empire → headOfState → British monarch ⓘ

His Majesty’s Government → appointedBy → British monarch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom

His Majesty’s Government → exercisesPowerInNameOf → British monarch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom

Lord of Mann → heldBy → British monarch ⓘ

Lord of Mann → distinctFrom → British monarch ⓘ

this entity surface form: King of the United Kingdom

Lord of Mann → distinctFrom → British monarch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Queen of the United Kingdom

Garter Day → associatedWith → British monarch ⓘ

this entity surface form: British monarchy

Garter Day → presidedOverBy → British monarch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sovereign of the United Kingdom

Prince Charles → title → British monarch ⓘ

this entity surface form: King of the United Kingdom

Prince Charles → title → British monarch ⓘ

this entity surface form: King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Prince Charles → positionHeld → British monarch ⓘ

this entity surface form: King of the United Kingdom

Her Majesty → usedWithTitle → British monarch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Queen of the United Kingdom

Her Majesty → usedWithTitle → British monarch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Queen of Great Britain

Church of England → supremeGovernorTitle → British monarch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Supreme Governor of the Church of England

Governor of Bermuda → represents → British monarch ⓘ

Coat of arms of Bermuda → armiger → British monarch ⓘ

State Opening of Parliament → hasParticipant → British monarch ⓘ