British monarch

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

All labels observed (47)

Label Occurrences
British monarch canonical 312
Monarch of the United Kingdom 196
King of the United Kingdom 61

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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

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Referenced by (726)

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

Chancellor of the Order of St Michael and St George appointedBy British monarch
this entity surface form: Sovereign of the United Kingdom
Registrar of the Order of St Michael and St George reportsTo British monarch
this entity surface form: King of the United Kingdom
Earl of Inverness grantedBy British monarch
Minister for the Cabinet Office appointedBy British monarch
this entity surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
Coronation of Queen Victoria monarchTitleAfter British monarch
this entity surface form: Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
government of the Turks and Caicos Islands usesMonarchTitle British monarch
subject surface form: Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands
this entity surface form: King of the United Kingdom
Westminster Abbey coronation order appliesTo British monarch
this entity surface form: British monarchs
British Secretaries of State appointedBy British monarch
this entity surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire awardingAuthority British monarch
this entity surface form: King of the United Kingdom
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire awardingAuthority British monarch
this entity surface form: Queen of the United Kingdom
Orb usedBy British monarch
this entity surface form: King or Queen of the United Kingdom
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs formalAppointer British monarch
this entity surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
Armills usedBy British monarch
this entity surface form: British monarchs
Gentlemen of the Chapel Royal employer British monarch
Children of the Chapel Royal serviceTo British monarch
Henry William Stisted appointedBy British monarch
this entity surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
Secretary of State for Business and Trade appointedBy British monarch
this entity surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
Prince William Henry, Duke of Clarence royalTitle British monarch
this entity surface form: King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Ministers of State at the Department for Work and Pensions appointedBy British monarch
this entity surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
Lord Lieutenant of Gwynedd represents British monarch
Lord Lieutenant of Gwynedd appointedBy British monarch
Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State at the Department for Work and Pensions appointedBy British monarch
this entity surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
Dame Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George sovereign British monarch
this entity surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk represents British monarch
Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk appointedBy British monarch
Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk subordinateTo British monarch
Duke of Cambridge grantingAuthority British monarch
Lord Justice of Ireland appointedBy British monarch
Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk represents British monarch
Cayman Islands Government monarch British monarch
this entity surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
Prince of Wales (later King George V) positionHeld British monarch
subject surface form: George V
this entity surface form: King of the United Kingdom
Buckingham Palace Gardens usedBy British monarch