Crown in right of the United Kingdom

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The Crown in right of the United Kingdom is the legal embodiment of the British state and executive authority at the UK-wide level, distinct from its devolved counterparts in other parts of the realm.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Crown
constitutional concept
legal person
alsoKnownAs the Crown
Crown in right of the United Kingdom
surface form: the Crown in right of the UK
appliesTo reserved matters under UK devolution settlements
componentOf Westminster system
constitutionalDocumentsInclude Act of Settlement 1701
Acts of Union 1707
surface form: Acts of Union

English Bill of Rights
surface form: Bill of Rights 1689

various constitutional statutes of the United Kingdom
constitutionalForm parliamentary constitutional monarchy
country United Kingdom
distinctFrom Crown in right of each Commonwealth realm
surface form: Crown in right of Australia

Crown in right of Canada
Crown in right of the United Kingdom self-linksurface differs
surface form: Crown in right of Jamaica

Crown in right of New Zealand
Crown in right of the United Kingdom self-linksurface differs
surface form: Crown in right of Northern Ireland

Crown in right of the United Kingdom self-linksurface differs
surface form: Crown in right of Scotland

Crown in right of other Commonwealth realms
Crown in right of the Bahamas
embodies British state
executive authority of the United Kingdom
exercisesPowerThrough British Cabinet
surface form: Cabinet of the United Kingdom

Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom
surface form: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

UK government
British Cabinet
surface form: UK ministers of the Crown
headOfState monarch of the United Kingdom
jurisdiction United Kingdom-wide
legalCapacity can enter into contracts
can own property
can sue and be sued
legalNature corporation sole
powersInclude appointment of the Prime Minister
conduct of foreign affairs
declaration of war and peace (exercised by ministers)
dissolution and summoning of Parliament (subject to statute)
granting of honours
granting of royal assent to legislation
issuing of passports
royal prerogative
relatedConcept Crown in right of each devolved administration
representedBy His Majesty
surface form: His Majesty the King
roleInGovernment executive branch of the United Kingdom
formal source of judicial authority in the United Kingdom
part of the legislature of the United Kingdom
seatOfGovernment City of Westminster
surface form: Westminster
symbolOf continuity of the British state
sovereignty of the United Kingdom

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Officer of the Order of the British Empire awardingBody Crown in right of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: Crown of the United Kingdom
Registrar of the Order of St Michael and St George isOfficeOf Crown in right of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: Crown of the United Kingdom
First Law Commission for India appointedBy Crown in right of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: Crown of the United Kingdom
UK Special Forces Group allegiance Crown in right of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: Crown of the United Kingdom
Gibraltar garrison allegiance Crown in right of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: Crown of the United Kingdom
Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India grantingAuthority Crown in right of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: Crown of the United Kingdom
Dame Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George awardingAuthority Crown in right of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: Crown of the United Kingdom
Lord Justice of Ireland governsOnBehalfOf Crown in right of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: Crown of the United Kingdom
Legislative Assembly of the Cayman Islands subordinateTo Crown in right of the United Kingdom
KOSB allegiance Crown in right of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: Crown of the United Kingdom
Scottish Division hasAllegiance Crown in right of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: Crown of the United Kingdom
Crown as corporation sole relatedTo Crown in right of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: the Crown in right of the United Kingdom
153rd (Leicestershire Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery allegiance Crown in right of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: Crown of the United Kingdom
94th (Dorset and Hampshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery allegiance Crown in right of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: Crown of the United Kingdom
British Crown in the Colony of Antigua represents Crown in right of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: Crown of the United Kingdom
60th Rifles allegiance Crown in right of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: Crown of the United Kingdom
The King’s Bodyguard for Scotland allegiance Crown in right of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: Crown of the United Kingdom
Windsor Herald of Arms in Ordinary worksOnBehalfOf Crown in right of the United Kingdom
Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s Own Yorkshire Regiment hasAllegiance Crown in right of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form: Crown of the United Kingdom