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.

Countess of Strathearn grantedBy British monarch
Princess of Wales grantedBy British monarch
this entity surface form: British sovereign
President of the King’s Bench Division appointedBy British monarch
this entity surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
President of the Family Division appointedBy British monarch
this entity surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire awardingAuthority British monarch
this entity surface form: monarch of the United Kingdom
Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure, Investment and Cities appointedBy British monarch
this entity surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union appointer British monarch
this entity surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
Lord Commissioner of the Treasury appointedBy British monarch
this entity surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
Lord-in-waiting usedBy British monarch
Lord-in-waiting usedBy British monarch
this entity surface form: King of the United Kingdom
Lord-in-waiting usedBy British monarch
this entity surface form: Queen of the United Kingdom
Colonial government of Trinidad and Tobago headOfState British monarch
this entity surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
Deputy First Minister of Scotland appointer British monarch
this entity surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
South Africa Act 1909 definedHeadOfState British monarch
Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa appointedBy British monarch
this entity surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
Lancaster estate associatedWith British monarch
this entity surface form: British sovereign
High Sheriff of Wiltshire subordinateTo British monarch
this entity surface form: monarch of the United Kingdom
Princess of the United Kingdom isSubordinateTo British monarch
this entity surface form: Queen of the United Kingdom
Princess of the United Kingdom isSubordinateTo British monarch
this entity surface form: King of the United Kingdom
Government of Ceylon headOfState British monarch
this entity surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath conferredBy British monarch
this entity surface form: Sovereign of the United Kingdom
Cullinan I presentedToTitle British monarch
this entity surface form: King of the United Kingdom
Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire awardedBy British monarch
this entity surface form: King of the United Kingdom
Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire awardedBy British monarch
this entity surface form: Queen of the United Kingdom
High Sheriff of Durham represents British monarch
Queen of England successorTitle British monarch
this entity surface form: Queen of the United Kingdom
Sovereign’s Throne usedBy British monarch
this entity surface form: King of the United Kingdom
Sovereign’s Throne usedBy British monarch
this entity surface form: Queen of the United Kingdom
British North Borneo sovereign British monarch
Adm of the Fleet traditionallyGrantedBy British monarch
subject surface form: Admiral of the Fleet
this entity surface form: British sovereign
George Augustus Frederick positionHeld British monarch
this entity surface form: King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Companion of the Bath ceremonialHead British monarch
this entity surface form: sovereign of the United Kingdom
Bishop of Tewkesbury appointedBy British monarch
this entity surface form: monarch of the United Kingdom
Sword of Mercy of the Crown Jewels usedBy British monarch
subject surface form: Sword of Mercy
this entity surface form: sovereign of the United Kingdom
Handel’s coronation anthems dedicatedTo British monarch
this entity surface form: British sovereign
King's Regiment (Manchester and Liverpool) namedAfter British monarch
this entity surface form: King of the United Kingdom
HCav allegiance British monarch
subject surface form: Household Cavalry
Crown of Barbados represented British monarch
this entity surface form: British sovereign