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.

Privy Purse appliesTo British monarch
High Sheriff of Rutland appointedBy British monarch
High Sheriff of Rutland reportsTo British monarch
Colony of New Zealand headOfStateTitle British monarch
this entity surface form: King of the United Kingdom
Colony of New Zealand headOfStateTitle British monarch
this entity surface form: Queen of the United Kingdom
Windsor Herald of Arms in Ordinary appointedBy British monarch
this entity surface form: Sovereign of the United Kingdom
Royal Maundy service associatedWith British monarch
Royal Maundy service participants British monarch
Assistant Almoner appointedBy British monarch
High Sheriff of Yorkshire appointedBy British monarch
this entity surface form: the monarch of the United Kingdom
Deputy Leader of the House of Lords appointedBy British monarch
this entity surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
Belizean_Crown headOfState British monarch
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence appointedBy British monarch
this entity surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
House of Glücksburg hasTitle British monarch
this entity surface form: King of the United Kingdom
House of Glücksburg hasTitle British monarch
this entity surface form: King of the Commonwealth realms
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs appointedBy British monarch
this entity surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
Queen Charlotte spouseTitle British monarch
this entity surface form: King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Pursuivants of the College of Arms appointedWithApprovalOf British monarch
this entity surface form: Sovereign of the United Kingdom
Governor of Montserrat appointedBy British monarch
this entity surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
Senior President of Tribunals appointedBy British monarch
this entity surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
Lord Justice Clerk appointedBy British monarch
this entity surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
Deputy Governor for Prudential Regulation appointedBy British monarch
this entity surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
Secretary of State (United Kingdom) appointedBy British monarch
this entity surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
Deputy Governor for Markets and Banking appointedBy British monarch
this entity surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
FSoS appointedBy British monarch
this entity surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of the United Kingdom appointedBy British monarch
this entity surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
Paymaster General of the United Kingdom appointedBy British monarch
this entity surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
High Sheriff of Derbyshire appointedBy British monarch
this entity surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
Deputy Prime Minister appointedBy British monarch
subject surface form: Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
Government of the British Virgin Islands appointedBy British monarch
this entity surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
Premier of Eastern Nigeria appointedBy British monarch
this entity surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
High Sheriff of Leicestershire appointedBy British monarch
this entity surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
Governor-General of Mauritius appointedBy British monarch
this entity surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
Deputy Home Secretary appointedBy British monarch
this entity surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
Prime Minister of Northern Ireland appointedBy British monarch
this entity surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology appointedBy British monarch
this entity surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales appointedBy British monarch
this entity surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
Crown Jeweller appointedBy British monarch
this entity surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
High Sheriff of Essex appointedBy British monarch
this entity surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health appointedBy British monarch
this entity surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
Governor of Trinidad and Tobago appointedBy British monarch
this entity surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
DFM of Scotland appointedBy British monarch
subject surface form: Deputy First Minister of Scotland
this entity surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
Cabinet Secretary (United Kingdom) appointedBy British monarch
this entity surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
High Sheriff of Norfolk appointedBy British monarch
this entity surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
High Sheriff of Lincolnshire appointedBy British monarch
this entity surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture appointedBy British monarch
this entity surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom