What Powers Does the Queen of England Actually Have?

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A short while ago we wrote about the fact Queen Elizabeth II needs neither a passport nor driving license thanks to a quirk of British law. But what other powers does the Queen of many titles have and what could she theoretically do if she decided to flex the full might of the authority she wields? As it turns out, thanks to the Royal Prerogative, a terrifying amount if she really felt like it, or, at least, assuming parliament went by the letter of the law and they and the people didn’t decide to stage a little revolt.
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@TodayIFoundOut 6 лет назад

Now that you know all about the Queen of England's actual powers check out this video and find out about That Time When the Elite of the Western World Rented Pineapples by the Hour: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8UayDfnszEc.html

@dummeytitan8130 6 лет назад

Today I Found Out could she reverse Brexit?

@Aidankiwi 6 лет назад

Still using the wrong title I see. How can you be taken seriously when you cannot get basic facts correct? Now I will spell it out simply for you... THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND HAS NO POWERS AS SHE DOES NOT EXIST. THE 1707 ACTS OF UNION ABOLISHED THE ENGLISH MONARCHY. Please answer this question... Which of these are you? Just someone who is a bit slow to learn, a troll who has set out to antagonise the UK citizens of Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland, or an ignorant and arrogant little Englander? Unfortunately it is people like you that are the cancerous downside of the IT age. Spreading your misinformation and misrepresenting yourself as some kind of authority. Frankly you should be banned from You Tube

@sinesurfer 6 лет назад

Are you trying to comment on The Queen of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland? There hasn't been a Queen of England since Elizabeth I in the mid 17th century.

@Aidankiwi 6 лет назад

Correct in principle Karl, but the last Queen of England was not Elizabeth Tudor (who died in 1603 not the mid 17th century) rather it was Queen Anne. She was simultaneously Queen of England and Queen of Scotland from 1702 to 1707. From then on she was Queen of Great Britain. Between 1603 and 1707 the crowns were separate but held by the same person. For example Queen Elizabeth's successor was referred to as James VI of Scotland and I of England.

@joemcmurry7768 6 лет назад

Yes,but does the rest of the royal family have any power?

@aethelwyrnblack4918 5 лет назад

She can move any distance forward, backwards, sideways, and diagonally.

@mavrickgabriel3977 5 лет назад

Intelligent joke. Good job!

@PeterGregoryKelly 5 лет назад

Her consort can move one step behind her but only one step at a time, though, like the queen, in any direction. Knights of the realm can leap frog obstacles.

@mavrickgabriel3977 5 лет назад

Allen Jinu I wrote this comment at like 4:30 am

@Yal_Rathol 5 лет назад

@Kotal Kahn it's cute that you think the average person is even at the level of a pawn.

@eliegbert8121 5 лет назад

is that a welsh name?

@davidwootton683 5 лет назад

I heard one story about the Queen popping out to buy some items the kitchen was short on. The lady behind the counter said to her, "I must say this but you do look so like our dear Queen". And she replied, "How very reassuring".

@GFSLombardo 5 лет назад

A purely fictional "Queen Story" has HM stopped by a policeman for speeding. Upon being asked by the officer for some ID , knowing she does not require a drivers license, she pulls a 5 Pound note out of her famous handbag shows it to the officer and says:"Look, this is me, my picture is on all of them". QED....

@MBM1117727 3 года назад

Lol "our dear Queen" no one talks like that.

@A.Martin 3 года назад

when she was younger she used to go out on her own sometimes. You might see her off partying on the town even. Before she was Queen

@River-pg1uk 3 года назад

@@MBM1117727 you would be surprised because it’s actually quite common.

@MBM1117727 3 года назад

@@River-pg1uk Well I've just never heard it myself then lol

@dancunningham5800 5 лет назад

Queen of Australia can also do that with our military as we swore allegiance to her. That's why we have Her Majesty's Australian Ships. Lotta people forget she's our Queen too.

@DavBlc7 5 лет назад

Maybe not for long. Australia set to became a republic but not yet, look possible when Charles become king, maybe?

@olsenfernandes3634 5 лет назад

@@DavBlc7 How did you come to that conclusion?

@Edmonton-of2ec 5 лет назад

David Black Y'all already had a referendum

@joao.fenix1473 5 лет назад

@@DavBlc7 may this never happen. You're going to replace her with an indirectly elected figurehead clown who divides the country and does a poor job as head of state.

@shaundouglas2057 4 года назад

@@joao.fenix1473 Yeah a child molestering and murdering family with the queen as head of it all is a great figurehead.

@pacowacko5539 3 года назад

“The Kingdom will be reorganized to the First Galactic Empire” -Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

@Freedmoon44 3 года назад

Please dont, i dont want the local church to attempt a terrorist assault only to get genocided ^^

@harveya1a952 3 года назад

I read that in her voice

@pokebreederrichard1200 3 года назад

I had just finished watching a starwars video before seeing this ironically

@lmaocetung 3 года назад

*Boris Johnson clapping in the background*

@Cebwll 3 года назад

She isn’t my majesty u Brit’s can keep her I have no interest and no respect for her

@jasonw.m2614 4 года назад

She can also call "checkmate" on the King.

@carlosmarte3154 4 года назад

Rusa M England doesn’t have a King. Her husband _Prince_ Phillip is the Queen’s Consort.

@charleswatson1093 4 года назад

@@carlosmarte3154 We're talking about the United Kingdom, not England.

@charleswatson1093 4 года назад

Rusa M As can any opposing piece.

@jamarimcfarlane4844 4 года назад

Nah, the queen cant checkmate by itself. You play chess?? edit: actually it can in a position where it is blocked by pieces or supm like that

@steveskouson9620 4 года назад

I don't think she can call "checkmate" on her own king. (We're talking chess here, not the fact that he is NOT married to a king.) She can ONLY call "checkmate," on an opposing king. On a similar note, "checkmate," originally meant Shah Mat, or the Shah is dead. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checkmate steve

@Drakeblood97 4 года назад

So the queen could literally stand in the middle of the road and shoot somebody, and no one would bat an eye.

@tomcat8662 4 года назад

Only if it’s 5th Avenue.

@cmconley33 4 года назад

Not that such a thing would ever happen, but yes, she does actually have the superpower Trump only imagines he does.

@saquanward8607 4 года назад

I see what you did lmao

@xijinping4463 4 года назад

cmconley33 why would we want someone with super powers as our leader,we literally had a war and threw the brits out some 200 years ago because the founding fathers refuse to bow to a king or ruled by queen..nobody should be above the law and good for them seeing their queen as above the law,when she enters the us it’s a whole different story we do have laws here and no king nor a queen is above it

@EnglishHeart1987 4 года назад

bruce david ‘Brits’ It’s a whole different story because you have a nutjob ‘business man’ running your country and you enjoy making people like Kim Kardashian famous. smh.

@kittu999c 7 лет назад

All this is just theory. Her real power is immortality.

@swiftfox3461 7 лет назад

B K Lol, good one. There was a fanfic on that one.

@BrainSoap 7 лет назад

That and she can shape shift between lizard and human form... lol

@TorquemadaTwist 7 лет назад

What about her heat vision?

@garywark9926 7 лет назад

Love that as you were once a part of Spain and just about every one of those counties that were a part of Spain are just so corrupt. Your country has one of the worse drug cartels in the world. Ohh and why are so many of your countryman trying to leave. You have a country of killers. I know Mexico must have invented something good can you name a few.

@kamaljitdhaliwal785 7 лет назад

and she can shoot laser beams from her eyes.

@nigelgordon 3 года назад

To quote Richard Dimbleby, from longer ago than I care to remember: "The importance of the Queen is not in the power she has but the fact that by holding those powers she denies them to others". It is widely rumored that Magaret Thatcher wanted to declare war on Argentina when they invaded the Falklands but the Queen refused. So, forcing Thatcher to send an expeditionary force to relieve the islands. If it had been up to Thatcher, the army would have invaded Argentina.

@nigelgordon 3 года назад

@@percyweasley9301 And it costs about a third what the French presidency costs and we get a lot more for the money. It is also cheaper than the Italian presidency and the Polish presidency who have similar constitutional powers.

@byzantiphile7630 3 года назад

Shame she held Thatcher back.

@TheMementoOfElysia 3 года назад

@@nigelgordon May I get a source for that? I might use it in argument for the future

@nigelgordon 3 года назад

@@TheMementoOfElysia With regard to the comment about the Queen's power, the source of it is the closing comments made by Richard Dimbleby in the 1969 BBC documentary on the Royal Family. As far as I know, it has never been rebroadcast and is not available commercially, though I was told that there were some copies of it circulating. With regard to the Thatcher rumor, that has been floating around since the days of John Major. I first heard it from a senior member of the armed forces who was at a dinner party I attended, about two years after Thatcher lost power. I have. since heard it a couple of times from other sources.

@CiaranW2003 2 года назад

They still claim the Falklands are theirs! 😂😂😂

@MWaheduzzamanKhan1 6 лет назад

Queen Elizabeth is the living proof of quantum mechanics. Her powers are simultaneously existant and non-existant. Hence, she has all the power and no power at the same time.

@killer13324 6 лет назад

well she's the only thing holding her back. One of her successors on the other hand might not have that restraint.

@Rg-fp2vg 5 лет назад

Jormungand13324 I’m sure they will just a way to keep the power

@EthanThomson 5 лет назад

Schrodinger queen

@kouldbanyone4983 5 лет назад

M. Waheduzzaman Khan lol

@kouldbanyone4983 5 лет назад

Jormungand13324 Actually. It’s the fact that she’s only a Constitutional Monarch that she’s held back from being able to wield any real power.

@jimBobuu 7 лет назад

I thought all she could do was move forward, back, left, right, and the diagonals.

@Kevin15047 7 лет назад

Awesome.

@GalileoAV 7 лет назад

jimBobuu Any number of spaces!

@mussolinishead9916 7 лет назад

jimBobuu .....hence no passport required

@54lolman 7 лет назад

smart.

@LordTalax 7 лет назад

That's good, Jim, nice one.

@AngryIcecube 5 лет назад

You left out her most significant power: She's dynamite with a laser beam.

@TheAPTGamer 5 лет назад

Guaranteed to blow your mind, anytime.

@kcthetitan 4 года назад

I'm pretty sure its the *omega beam*

@asdbuddy4848 4 года назад

What a beautiful duwang. CHEW

@Rabbittomaru 4 года назад

And ultra megasonic scream voice.

@Daa_Black_Rainbow 4 года назад

@@asdbuddy4848 Duwang?? Kira is sweating

@naschy7336 3 года назад

She’s not just the Queen of England, she’s the Queen of Australia, Canada, New Zealand and 12 other countries.

@He_who_rides_many_winds 3 года назад

Yes because as an Englishman with all kinds of ancestry including Celtic they should say The Queen Of The United Kingdom And The Commonwealth. They’ve stuck with us through thick and thin despite being able to leave if they so desired.

@billdunkelberger6647 3 года назад

Why do other sovern nations maintain this ? What benefits each side ? I don't get it. It would be so strange to live in some African or Pacific Island nation and have a foreign monarch

@inigobantok1579 3 года назад

@@billdunkelberger6647 it's a commonwealth Canada New Zealand and Australia and many of its citizens are from Britain, their mother country

@WiseOwl_1408 3 года назад

@@billdunkelberger6647 it's a cultural thing. In Canada here our laws center around her power even tho she doesn't do anything here.

@fimaanis810 3 года назад

They should say the Queen of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth realms.Commonwealth realm is a sovereign state which has Elizabeth II as its monarch and head of state.They should say that cause people might think she is the queen of every member of the Commonwealth when in reality she is not even the queen of half of the commonwealth

@lazulin 5 лет назад

It sounds like her role is basically as a failsafe. If the government spirals completely out of control and the people are about to stage a revolution... she'll take action against the government on their behalf to preserve the country. As for her advisory role, it makes sense too - unlike most politicians whose terms are limited, she has an incentive to care about UK's very long term stability. That's the value of her perspective. I do find it scary how much theoretical power she has, but as the video made clear - if she just started using it, she'd lose it. The only way she can use all that power is if the people are completely behind her, which would be the sign of a real crisis.

@nonmagicmike723 5 лет назад

Good analysis

@MexicanBandit 5 лет назад

Mariya M Very smart and thoughtful comment. Never thought of it that way, you have changed my way of looking at the matter, thank you. 👍🏻

@jsb1039 5 лет назад

In a sense, we're all limited in what we can do under any given circumstances. There are always consequences to what we do wrong. I think Her Majesty has discharged her duties extremely well all these years.

@conservatheism 5 лет назад

Very interesting political theory

@livedandletdie 5 лет назад

I don't find the amount of power she holds to be scary, she could literally be seen as the entire planet's ruler, she is as a matter of fact the head honcho, she can declare war on anyone, if anyone dared do unto her any harm, her next in line, would probably make sure that the nation of said inhabitants were eradicated. This includes all 192 nations on this planet. She is also technically the richest person alive, seeing as more than half of the world is her ground, in name appointed by god, and everyone is merely borrowing her land.

@TheNukedNacho 4 года назад

“The law will decide your fate.” Queen: I AM the Law. [Jesus fucking Christ dense people it’s a Star Wars reference]

@Rabbittomaru 4 года назад

That's the main reason why most monarch come to and end. When the Royal subject think they're supreme being above all.

@kielplayz7934 4 года назад

Well if their crime is justified ( I think is justified or. Something ) like shooting for self Defense or smthn it’s ok lol

@TheNukedNacho 4 года назад

Angga Pramudya it’s a Star Wars reference

@TheNukedNacho 4 года назад

Alfie Bean EXACTLY

@g.w.f.212 4 года назад

Angga Pramudya You’re not living here in UK i see. the monarchy is a very important part of our country and to the commonwealth. The monarchy will always be here. THE CROWN MUST ALWAYS WIN.

@richard1113 7 лет назад

Interesting! After being told for years that she was just a figurehead it turns out she is all powerful. The fact that she uses such restraint makes me respect her more. Thanks for the very informative video!

@101Mant 7 лет назад

Richard Forester she isn't even vaguely close to all powerful. The history of political power in England is partially a long struggle between the monarch and Parliament ever since King John and the Magna Carta. Despite some ups and downs the flow of power is quite obviously been from the monarch to Parliament because Parliament has the ultimate trump card money. The English and later British people can't be taxed without their consent and only Parliament can give it. No surprise English colonists would want representation with their taxation. Several monarchs have dissolved Parliament and tried to rule themselves but have ended up having to recall it when they needed money. Controlling the Armed Forces is less impressive if you can't pay for them. Not to mention just because something is theoretically possible doesn't mean anyone would obeying orders if a monarch started giving them. Attempting to use most of these powers would probably result in losing them.

@jugganaut33 7 лет назад

Mark Antill Technically the Bank of England is owned by the queen and in so doing holds around a £billion of cold hard cash. Which may never fight a war.... but it's still a lot of power.

@zaheeraslam3166 7 лет назад

From what I understand the bank of England is a trading name that has no real link to England other then that it trades in England. As far as I know the Queen has a share in it alongside the Rothschilds however they own more of it then her.

@wallace4181 7 лет назад

The Bank of England was nationalised in 1946. In 1998, it became an independent public organisation, wholly owned by the Treasury Solicitor on behalf of HMG (the British Government), with independence in setting monetary policy.

@tcjusttc5418 7 лет назад

its more like common sense. If she started flexing dictatorial muscle, there would be a revolt within months. The British society is too advanced to be ruled by a dictatorship.

@FreethinkerDave 3 года назад

"She has first dibs on any whales that wash up onshore" made me laugh out loud!

@christor2907 3 года назад

I instantly came up with a fat joke I undoubtedly will never use.

@tomn2765 7 лет назад

She can move in any direction

@kekero540 7 лет назад

Tom N bravo

@cristianverdugogalaz8725 7 лет назад

*slow clap*

@dragonryucr2000 7 лет назад

Except like a Knight

@beejereeno2 7 лет назад

Tom M ♥

@BazamO 7 лет назад

Checkmate

@elijahsackville-glucksburg 4 года назад

The British monarchy knows how to play the game that's how and why they survived when Russia and France didn't.

@jameswaweru7695 4 года назад

Your queen is not my Queen.

@snowtfl5617 4 года назад

James waweru she is if ur British

@elijahsackville-glucksburg 4 года назад

@@jameswaweru7695 and your comment matters to me because???

@seomi4657 4 года назад

@EDGE the russian and french monarchy let's say didn't make it

@seomi4657 4 года назад

@EDGE He meant the British monarchy is still alive and well and still holds power basically didn't lose anything unlike some other monarchies like France Russia, china, Germany etc.

@wallybrandt434 5 лет назад

she's probably the only person on earth who doesn't abuse Her power's

@lauraherrera9808 5 лет назад

Oh yea she does she sacrifices babys and eats an drinks there blood

@eliegbert8121 5 лет назад

@@lauraherrera9808 wut

@eliegbert8121 5 лет назад

that was Elizabeth bathory

@lauraherrera9808 5 лет назад

@@eliegbert8121 yea and her

@eliegbert8121 5 лет назад

@gilbert martinez nice try edgelord

@robert4039 3 года назад

So, basically the queen is still actually in charge. There’s this public perception that her role is more ceremonial but turns out to just not be the case.

@rayanrizwan9611 3 года назад

Yeah I already knew this and it kinda pisses me when someone thinks otherwise

@robert4039 3 года назад

@@ewanfps This is of course speculation on my part but, if her office did have a lot of power, wouldn't a part of it be used to conceal that it exists if that's what she/"they" wanted in the first place? Isn't that actually the whole point? Again, I don't know, I am just speculating, but still.

@healingrays3762 3 года назад

@@ewanfps ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-iOFm6a8LytU.html

@Rjlamar-yr3pt Год назад

It is

@Zadir09 Год назад

No Parliament is. The Sovereign reigns at the invitation of Parliament. Parliament literally gave them more power than themselves for a very simple reason. That way you could blame the monarch for any issues arising in your government. Unfortunately for parliament, the Monarchs after Queen Anne really weren’t interested in governing significantly, that’s how the office of PM came into being. It was due to the refusal of George the First to actually legislatively govern and deposing him over not doing anything wasn’t possible because he did participate in some functions of Government. The government of the UK fell into place with the lessons of history. It wasn’t some contrived untested theory on how a nation can run. While there are a lot of potential “Powers” the King could use, it just wouldn’t make sense unless you had an absolutely deranged or infiltrated parliament. Plus if misused to a high enough degree, the public would demand they be restrained. A healthy Constitutional Monarchy is a very boring but stable State Apparatus.

@aperson22222 7 лет назад

She has first dibs on beached whales? What the fuck does she want with a beached whale?

@MisterMooo 7 лет назад

In the old days, they used to provide baleen for clothing and in case of sperm whales, ambegris for perfumes. Whale oil was used for oil lamps and lubrication.

@Alucard-gt1zf 7 лет назад

aperson22222 that's a lot of meat

@almahperditae 7 лет назад

Before oil had any use, whales where the oil. The most powerful and lucrative industry for millennia. They could use every part of a whale to a lot of stuff. Whales where so valuable, that we humans kill them to near the point of extinction. Read Moby Dick :P

@olliewilliams8925 7 лет назад

aperson22222 maybe its a fetish

@Mr_LH1980 7 лет назад

Ambergris. It's worth 3 times as much as gold by weight. A kilo brick of gold is £25000 2-3 years ago a 500gram chunk of Ambergris washed up on a beach. It was sold for £80,000.

@finaoo1167 7 лет назад

The British monarchy has, for centuries, shown an amazing ability to adapt to the changing landscape to ensure its continued existence. It continues to thrive in what is essentially a marketing role today.

@kuyaleinad4195 7 лет назад

finao o Yeah throught history, British Monarchs seized control in order for them to continue existance. I think a large part of this ideology was the French revolution and how the French monarchs collapsed due to not giving up some power.

@phantommedia9964 7 лет назад

You know you binged too much on The Big Bang Theory when you read some of these comments in Sheldon's voice lol

@finaoo1167 7 лет назад

I'm not crazy. My mother had me tested.

@OHYS 7 лет назад

PHANTOM MEDIA - Cars, RCs, and Lego Technic 😂

@marialindell9874 2 года назад

200 likes

@Poorschedriver 7 лет назад

She is a very wise woman to realize that true power isn't the display of such power, but rather influence created by not using it. Our world leaders could learn a lot from her.

@GeirGunnarss 7 лет назад

Oh so a person is only what they are titled or what they do, does that just apply to women in your world or are men also subject to such reductionism? I would think that what mattered more was how that power was exercised.

@briansouth9325 7 лет назад

Audi_ophile dumbest fucking comment I've ever read

@Poorschedriver 7 лет назад

Brian South care to elaborate on that opinion?

@osmium6832 7 лет назад

I'm an American and don't know very much about the Queen, but if I were visiting in the UK and she asked me to do something within my power (and within reason, I wouldn't kill someone or commit treason) I'd probably do it. She just carries a lot of respect that you'd expect from royalty. However, I wouldn't get Donald Trump a glass of water if I had to take 3 steps to get it.

@lilaclizard4504 7 лет назад

The possibility of her being replaced with a trump like character is the reason Australia chose to keep her instead of voting to become a republic. While it would be great to have one of our own citizens in the roll (we kinda do anyway) but with her we have extra security & protection of the system

@emperorofthereiwaera3583 3 года назад

Queen Elizabeth *Using her powers wisely* The spirit of Queen Victoria: *Just use it*

@moustachepig43 5 лет назад

Queen: dissolves parliament Prime minister: weird flex but okay

@BadBoyBobby85 5 лет назад

I hear she can't do that anymore

@roidetesreves2298 5 лет назад

Lord Bob Backenforth she still can, but needs 2/3 approval from commons

@connormadeley7979 5 лет назад

@@roidetesreves2298 The same commons that needs her 'royal ascent' for any act or legislation that passes through? LoL. The people that believe the Queen has no power, are just dumb sheep

@Edeinawc 5 лет назад

@@connormadeley7979 The minute she attempts to exercise that power she will be ousted.

@connormadeley7979 5 лет назад

@@Edeinawc Uh, she already does exercise her power. She commands the British armed forces, and the ordinary British folk do not have access to firearms. To oust the British royal family, is impossible.

@alansmithee419 5 лет назад

3:20. Very slight correction (though I could be wrong): The Queen is not above the law; She *is* the law. Being prosecuted is you against the crown. This is why she can't be prosecuted: That would be the crown vs the crown which doesn't make sense. Though she could of course place herself in a jail if she wanted to.

@azmeriah5122 5 лет назад

I've got a job in a hair-splitting factory for you.

@brad349miller 5 лет назад

Yet have her sign a decree that every 18th day of the month if it falls on a Thursday each British born citizen can force feed a pound of rashers and blood sausage to a Muslim of their choice and you’ll find she has no power to do so because parliament is the legislature.

@SpydersByte 5 лет назад

@@azmeriah5122 great comment :D

@MJWVI 5 лет назад

alan smithee Gaol.

@robertrp3757 5 лет назад

Toasty Volvo The Crown has rewritten laws that parliament wanted to pass. They benefitted her people so, she pushed them forward.

@dansimmons21 5 лет назад

Not only Commander and Chief of the British military but also of the Australian, Canadian and New Zealand militaries, and of any other Commonwealth realm!

@lancebaker1374 5 лет назад

and that is scary.

@antoniocarniero5138 5 лет назад

If the USA and Britain went to war Australia has to side with the USA. It is apart of an agreement made in WW2 during the war in the pacific and Coral Sea.

@kinggu9270 5 лет назад

@@antoniocarniero5138 and go against their queen who rule them? Doesn't make sense to me

@kinggu9270 5 лет назад

@phillip perkins exactly! But when you analyze it, it is not only the Australians that agreed to that agreement themselves but with the Crown's approval also since they are technically the commander in chief. Which means when the brits goes vs US, there is no way Aus would side with the US

@colinkepple7555 5 лет назад

Just to clarify a point, that is correct, but not all Commonwealth countries are Realms. Some are Republics with their own Head of State.

@SpiritmanProductions 2 года назад

On the global stage, "The Queen" means Elizabeth II. Other queens require a more specific reference. Pretty cool. 👑

@BabulAli 4 года назад

You missed the fact that the Queen's greatest power is immortality.

@marythebaddiestuartqueenof8931 4 года назад

Yeah, lied about my age I’m actually 234

@nathanlewis5682 3 года назад

Betty white also has power of immortality

@Rocanala 3 года назад

Her mother loved to be over 100y/o

@Aquacrystal78 3 года назад

I think it's a result of people praying every now and then "God save the Queen"

@AMPProf 3 года назад

Lol B K 3 years ago "All this is just theory. Her real power is immortality."

@brandonryan9582 6 лет назад

shes like that super boss in video games that you really cant beat

@danlock1 6 лет назад

If you don't want to seem stupid, DON'T ACT STUPID!

@brandonryan9582 6 лет назад

people dont invite you to partys do they?

@franchocou 6 лет назад

Can't beat?? She already dying

@brandonryan9582 6 лет назад

not as dead as the soviet union obviously

@brandonryan9582 6 лет назад

we'd nuke your ass anyway be quiet russia

@emmamay3820 7 лет назад

Flight, super-strength, and x-ray vision. But that's supposed to be a secret.

@Snyde91 7 лет назад

Get off granny's computer, Harry! Love, Big Willy.

@terrendously 6 лет назад

😂

@colinkepple7555 5 лет назад

And Kryptonite is bullshit!

@jamesbain8167 3 года назад

This is one of the things I send to people who ask how powerful Queen Elizabeth II is. Thank you Simon, and all other hands involved in writing, producing, editing, and distribution! Keep up the good work.

@VME-Brad 5 лет назад

In Theory, if Parliament doesn't get it's act together fast, She can simply throw them all out and finish Brexit herself.

@brad349miller 5 лет назад

VME - Brad she’s failed her nation session after session if that’s the case. -Brad

@MrStealthWarrior 5 лет назад

Yeah, but Brexit is such a shit storm. No one in their mind will take part in that.

@mojame100 5 лет назад

Well, why not. You got communist on one side of the room, and idiots on the other.

@sheadoherty7434 5 лет назад

She wouldn't though. Britain is still pretty divided on BREXIT. Just under half the country wanted to remain, and the between those who wanted to leave people cannot decide if we should negotiate a deal or leave everything. She's wise enough to not get involved.

@mojame100 5 лет назад

@@sheadoherty7434 Related to Shannen Doherty?

@knottheory79220 7 лет назад

As an American, I always imagined the Queen walked around ordering Britons to do strange things to amuse her in the streets. "You, dance. You, spin in place as long as you can. You two, kiss. Yes. I am pleased."

@3lil0rd82 7 лет назад

lmao

@Alucard-gt1zf 7 лет назад

knottheory79220 kind off what i Imagine trump doing tbh

@Chris-ve8xw 7 лет назад

She would probably get stabbed by a chav/road man or get spat on by a racist benefit claimer.

@Wanderer628 7 лет назад

Funny, thats what we imagine Trump is doing. Unlike the dignified Queen he actually seems like he would do it.

@Walker-tq3ei 7 лет назад

Wanderer628 I thought the queen is just a big act and trump O boy is the grim reaper

@josephfox9221 7 лет назад

Seeing how messed up the past few years have been she probably could disband parliament and impose an absolute monarchy and be cheered for it.

@mah5298 7 лет назад

As someone who was born in an absolute monarchy, I can tell you that YOU DO NOT WANT AN ABSOLUTE MONARCHY!

@mikenotreally6111 7 лет назад

First User if you don't mind me asking where were you born?

@RealistReviewer 7 лет назад

Charles is taking over soon, so if he took over he'd push for 100% renewable in 15 years, though with the Gov there it's going to be 25 years as the Gov is talking about.

@OHYS 7 лет назад

Mike Notreally, maybe Saudi Arabia? Just a guess.

@mah5298 7 лет назад

"maybe Saudi Arabia?" lol not too far off. But I would rather not say

@Redbird1504 3 года назад

Imagine being out on your kayak and the Queen popping out of the water to commandeer your ship.

@ApeX-pj4mq 3 года назад

The Titanic tried denying her but in the end she conjured an Iceberg using her royal powers and the rest is history She wasnt born yet but that wouldnt stop her from doing it anyway

@gmanon1181 3 года назад

In other words, UK is still a fully active monarchy and even extends to overseas as any empire.

@healingrays3762 3 года назад

Exactly!

@adrian1622 3 года назад

And only 25% of population are kinda against continuing as monarchy

@healingrays3762 3 года назад

@@adrian1622 "None are so hopelessly enslaved as those who falsely believe that they are free."

@callumwilliams1449 3 года назад

@@healingrays3762 What freedoms do we gain if we abolished the monarchy tomorrow?

@healingrays3762 3 года назад

@@callumwilliams1449no one should be allowed to amass so much wealth as the "royals" and the corporatocracy(the descendants of the aristocracy) have. With this immense wealth comes immense power that they use by pulling the strings of the politicians that we "elect". How did the queen get so rich that she possesses one-sixth of the earth's landmass like she posses countries and even entire continents like Australia? With honest hard work? No, but with human trafficking aka slave trade, imperialistic wars, insider trading, drugs, and arms trade. These are the freedoms that we will gain if we abolished the monarchy and its corporatocracy: freedom from wars, freedom from human trafficking and human slavery, freedom from evil and corruption! Most importantly, freedom to be free humans who love and serve God. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-iOFm6a8LytU.html

@Broncort1 6 лет назад

She has the power to keep Charles off the throne and she's gonna outlive him....lol

@ekul7894 6 лет назад

charles will never be king and it isn't for her to decide

@charleswatson1093 6 лет назад

DDPA Ty You're right in saying that it isn't for her to decide, but Charles will become king.

@ekul7894 6 лет назад

when she dies

@charleswatson1093 6 лет назад

Of course!

@Aidankiwi 6 лет назад

No she doesn't have such a power. Only Parliament could force such a change.

@sam21462 5 лет назад

The British presenter needs to pick a random country for a hypothetical nuking by the British. The British presenter picks France. Well played sir, well played.

@lancebaker1374 5 лет назад

Please stop using triple returns. Which country is a random one?

@sam21462 5 лет назад

@@lancebaker1374 Hmmmm so what would be the most random of countries .... one second ..... Uruguay.

@chezsnailez 5 лет назад

Which is just fine with us members of the gastropod community...

@sheadoherty7434 5 лет назад

@@sam21462 No. I am not gay. You're gay!

@sam21462 5 лет назад

@@sheadoherty7434 - I'm not sure what you are talking about ..... who said anything about anyone being gay?

@2luTube 3 года назад

Her greatest power: She can stack up the totems of undying.

@chitrabandopadhyay3319 3 года назад

I think she got a lot of raid farms

@BigBobsh2o 7 лет назад

Wow I've been lied to about this. I was taught that she was just a figurehead without any real power. Just because she doesn't use it doesn't mean she doesn't have it.

@GhostRider659 7 лет назад

Rob Ski in practice, she probably couldn't do half of what she could theoretically do. Still, it may be a useful failsafe if Parliament ever went really far off the rails and she had the people's support for putting it right.

@SiriusBigbadda 6 лет назад

This video is bs so what you were told is correct.

@TheJosephPrice 6 лет назад

SiriusBigbadda Nah, the video is entirely accurate. She chooses to be this detached from politics. The world may be in for a rude awakening when she is gone.

@SiriusBigbadda 6 лет назад

Joseph Price It isn't tho. He says "by the letter of the law", which is weird since the UK has no written constitution. Please read up on UK constitutional law before you say anything.

@kballwoof00 6 лет назад

She has no power. The moment she tried to do anything sketchy parliament would 'illegally' take away her power.

@infultraterprototype 7 лет назад

she has the power to not die according to her great grand kids.

@davidwuhrer6704 7 лет назад

The first wife of the current Prince of Wales was not meant to be a replacement for the Queen. However, she was more highly respected in public. That is why that concrete column got in her way.

@cameronninawale9610 4 года назад

Greetings from the former Australian Territory of Papua New Guinea; proud member of the British Commonwealth. God save our gracious Queen!

@kbtitan2464 4 года назад

You're a slave. Wow.

@cameronninawale9610 4 года назад

@@kbtitan2464 And you bothered to make a comment. Got your attention, didn't it?

@ziggy481 3 года назад

@@kbtitan2464 that came out of nowhere

@A.Martin 3 года назад

@@kbtitan2464 Well if you are Canadian like your profile says you are equally a slave to the Queen.

@omair.raza1 3 года назад

@@A.Martin yep

@Glostone300 3 года назад

What powers do the Spanish, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Belgian, & Dutch Monarchs have. As well as the Principalities of Andorra, Monaco, and Liechtenstein, and the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg. Pretty much it would be interesting to see what power the remaining nobility of Europe have in and out of their respective realms.

@ccggenius 6 лет назад

These lists always seem to leave out the most theoretically devastating of her powers: the laser-beam eyes. She can also grow to a height of 30 stories; Woe be to any who cross her.

@welshpete12 6 лет назад

She does !

@whipmaster44 6 лет назад

JHarold. The Queen must pay her dues to her Jew masters to hold her token throne.

@JotaC 6 лет назад

Somebody been watching a lot of Phineas and Ferb lol

@whipmaster44 6 лет назад

Jota C. If you're a Buffet, Koch, Walton, Disney, etc. all you need do is tell the bimbo with a tiara what you want and you shall receive.

@JotaC 6 лет назад

whip master i was talkinf about the growing and laser beam eyes thing but I kinda get your point

@sonicgauge1 6 лет назад

So she's both capable and incapable of doing anything and everything at the same time...

@jasonbowman9521 6 лет назад

Kind of like a modern pope.

@MsPinkwolf 6 лет назад

no she's perfectly capable. she just chooses not to.

@luciferangelica 6 лет назад

she can lay a turd so big even she can't throw it

@GhostNameless 5 лет назад

Everything is possible with quantum physics!

@kitsunekid16 5 лет назад

@@GhostNameless theoretically

@sabbyblue 6 лет назад

Telekinesis, teleportation, biological immortality, nigh omnipotence

@mongolchiuud8931 6 лет назад

You forgot her shape shifting ability inherited from her Skrull ancestors.

@lagseeing8341 6 лет назад

too bad for her since kim jon un has the omnitrix.

@kimchislave5339 6 лет назад

She obviously has the power cosmic

@whatthequestion.4600 6 лет назад

No...no... and no. Unless, she has access to some Med-tech research we don't. Considering her current state of being, she has access to none of those things.

@darellgrant8753 6 лет назад

Weaboo garbage hope ur joking?

@cooljerk4362 3 года назад

I'm totally impressed with the move made by the British monarchy to establish a democracy while retaining these powers ...all the while remaining inconspicuous since then

@Chopper8472 2 года назад

Even if she doesn't exercise her powers it still makes her a dictator. The fact that she's above her government, law and people as well as punish anyone that she wanted to makes her a dictator on paper.

@obinnaosuagwu3685 2 года назад

Class art by the British in delicate polity stabilisation

@newnoise95 2 года назад

@@Chopper8472 That's what made her a Queen you mean. A monarch is above the law because the law is carried out in the Crowns name. A dictator is actually someone who seized control of a nation by force. An autarch is a leader with absolute authority. It's easy to confuse the terms but it's important to remember the distinctions.

@jamieashman1446 3 года назад

President of U.S.A: I'm the most powerful person on earth!. Queen of England: Hold my hand bag, My 67 year reign, My head of state in 17 countries oh and i own 1/6 of the planet!.

@SacerKtracho 3 года назад

Actually he is.

@jamieashman1446 3 года назад

@@SacerKtracho not even close, she owns 1/6 of the earths surface. Head of state in many countries.

@JohnSmith-zw8vp 3 года назад

*notices the UK's nuclear football inside her bag/purse* Oh sheet...

@theodorewoldenberg6417 3 года назад

@@jamieashman1446 true, but if the countries were to square off, the US would win. (this would probably cause a nuclear war and we would all be dead) The US is simply the most powerful economy and it has one important advantage and that is if the president uses his power, he won't be overthrown. The Queen on the other hand...

@jamieashman1446 3 года назад

@@theodorewoldenberg6417 it would be a draw, all nukes fired from everyone that has them = all dead. The president is controlled by many people. you seriously think they let Trump be in charge of (the rd button) nukes?. lol.

@bainzy9627 5 лет назад

Imagine 50 years later we find out that the queen smoked weed

@docbrown7916 5 лет назад

If it's royal weed than it's allowed.

@Bob-jm8kl 4 года назад

She's likely to still be alive in 50 years.

@Jrgg1994 4 года назад

I thought about that too haha

@Limacy 4 года назад

@@Bob-jm8kl I wouldn't be surprised if Her Majesty lives long enough to see this so called "anti-aging" technology come out and see her use it to make herself as she did when she was younger. Don't think it would fix the issues we will all develop eventually from the brain aging though.

@pandjiaryopoerwono3789 4 года назад

Should we call it Royal Weeding

@richardthomson6392 7 лет назад

It should be noted that HRM has authority over all Commonwealth Armed Forces as well. In Canada at least we also swear allegiance to the Queen and all Her heirs and successors, and not to the country itself.

@JayJay-pb3jd 7 лет назад

Layth Alkhaer if you have a president you are doing the same for him. The queen is basically the same thing.

@acchaladka 7 лет назад

Layth Alkhaer Actually you've missed the point. We have our own constitution and flag and the Royals are actually ours directly as well. HM Elizabeth is the Queen of Canada and we essentially technically don't mind if she quits that island place over there and the whole family comes here. They do quite a decent job and the Parliamentary -Confederation system here works fairly well most of the time. If she got out of hand like Emperor Trump to our south, we'd likely quickly have a referendum and have a President to take the ceremonial role of our Monarch, i.e. a bit like the German / French system. It's the Commonwealth meanwhile and I like having the adults supervising our governments.

@Redzorbon 7 лет назад

HRM is "her royal majesty", right?

@michelbeauregard7326 7 лет назад

Jonathan Williams Either way, that*s why we prefer a constitutional monarchy, where the Head of State is not involved in partisan politics.

@Sayntavian 7 лет назад

Jonathan Williams "Trump hasn't gotten out of hand yet, certainly less than Obama has" Jeez your first comment made you seem so competent for a second.

@JohnSmith-iv3lo 3 года назад

I once advised the Queen (I'm not joking, she had a website where you could submit ideas) to ask teachers, on every second year, to read attendance lists in reverse alphabetical order instead of regular alphabetical order. The idea being that kids whose names end with W, X, Y or Z shouldn't always be thinking they are "last." But I never heard back and she never adopted this idea. So now I'm bringing this idea to a RU-vid comment thread, where I probably won't even get one thumb's up vote. This is exactly the kind of thing that would help make the Queen very popular, so I'm surprised she never did this. Probably her advisers thought it was a joke. But I'm serious.

@comedici9609 Год назад

do you miss a billionaire Who ENSLAVED COUNTRIES , Killing people , kidnapped children and destroyed economies ??? You are a victim of TV propaganda ... ..

@skycloud4802 Год назад

What's the website?

@aqueous5099 7 лет назад

God, it's like when someone is hiding their power level in dragon ball.

@dorryoku919 6 лет назад

So she's the grand priest?

@Ahmed-sl3mk 6 лет назад

ITS OVER 9000!!!!!

@andrews3545 6 лет назад

Queen: You fool, this isn't even my final form

@beastieman4207 6 лет назад

tf am I reading

@ashutoshpandya2867 4 года назад

She has zero power in INDIA🇮🇳🇮🇳

@Morn2moon 5 лет назад

No wonder she hasn't stepped down, who would have the strength and wisdom to replace her when she does... something I'm sure she considers very carefully everyday.

@anniesue4456 5 лет назад

I think William and Kate are being groomed to rule after the queen and her son pass away William has the balls and smarts to rule

@basbarbeque6718 5 лет назад

she actually can't step down at all.. she has to actually die before anyone else will become king/queen. and if he's still alive it will be Charles

@TheFunguy02 5 лет назад

@@basbarbeque6718 No, she can abdicate, almost all monarchs can

@basbarbeque6718 5 лет назад

@@TheFunguy02 she could, but it's incredibly unlikely that she will

@TheFunguy02 5 лет назад

@@basbarbeque6718 I understand that, but you said that she couldn't. I was just correcting you that you could

@CRose-ip6lw 5 лет назад

It speaks volumes when a person has that much power yet doesn't use and only keeps it if desperately needed for the good of the people!!

@genli5603 5 лет назад

Yeah I think you fail to grasp the situation. If she started using her power, the monarchy would be abolished. Plain and simple. No one since Anne REALLY reigned as well as ruled.

@mk_gamíng0609 5 лет назад

@BesteKanaal1 In a public Poll in Scotland, The idea of independence was not popular. Just because the SNP is popular does not mean all of there policies are. also northern ireland does not want to leave, Majority of northern Irish consider themselves British

@jonballa1472 5 лет назад

Your the muppets who don't realise that family has done nothing but opress and colonise

@jonballa1472 5 лет назад

She's not even u English Mongo's blood line shes German

@RealBadGaming52 5 лет назад

also scary too that the UK is technicly a an Absolute Dictorship

@MasterArchfiend 3 года назад

I'm sure she has some flaws, everyone does, but I don't know anyone personally that wouldn't abuse that level of power on a monthly basis so she has earned a great deal of my respect.

@gicking3898 6 лет назад

She really is a rare breed. Such maturity and discretion over almost a century. Even if she doesn't exercise her power, it must be a bit heady to know legally she knows that she possesses the power of, well, a full Queen.

@paullangton-rogers2390 6 лет назад

Yes, she is kind of passive Monarch. The power exists in law, and she could be more active (like her son Charles is) but she always takes this relaxed, advisory role and doesn't interfere or get directly involved in politics. She is really a perfect model of a Constitutional Monarch performing all these endless duties and an astonishing amount of charity work alongside her regular official duties and she never complains... even when the gov took the Royal Yacht Britannia away and slashed the Royal budget 10 fold down to just £30 odd million a year and refused to pay for renovations on Buckingham Palace even! OK the Royal's are top of social class in UK but it shows they have the same budget constraints and challenges as ordinary folks, but just on a larger scale :-) Also they were born into this role and didn't ask for it ..it's a hard life really endless duties and very little reward just summer holiday's at their private Estate in Scotland. Some may say Buckingham Palace is akin to a gilded prison. It's not like the Queen and go shopping in the city, go on holiday, spend money or do any of the spontaneous things we commoners take for granted. Last time she tried to drive herself to a nearby village the police escorted quickly her back to Buckingham Palace! That's why so many respect her and like her in the UK and around the world. She is a very stabilizing figure in the UK and very wise according to past Prime Ministers and world leaders.

@chigimonky 6 лет назад

GICking "over almost"...😒

@lisanovak913 6 лет назад

GICking

@NoLeadsEnt 6 лет назад

its chosen to hide in the cloth of another nation. say Israel? who appointed this land, instead of allowing them to return home to German? like every other war-torn country and its people. research more, to find the answers. destabilization is in effect.

@hey_joe7069 6 лет назад

Ah more conspiracy shit with no fucking proof. "had his wife killed" . Fucking parrots caw caw. BIGGEST Scumbags in the world are leftists like yourself.

@wolfgang15425 7 лет назад

Wait I thought she was just a figure head with no power? So only reason why she doesn't have any because she chooses not to

@text-8364 7 лет назад

wolfgang15425 and the fact that if she uses any power parliament will just come down hard on her.

@AliMohamed-yq4wn 7 лет назад

Manly Man Emperor Of Mankind it depends on which side the military is on

@TheOzumat 7 лет назад

She's not immune to violent revolution and dictatorship isn't looked upon kindly in the modern world. Sure, the reason she doesn't use her power is that she chooses not to, but there are reasons behind that choice too. As the old saying goes, no man rules alone.

@Tobberz 7 лет назад

Most of the powers here are what in the US are called executive powers, and here are called Prerogative powers. And they are exercised - some of them often, but by Her Government, not her. That is how the British constitution works - power shared between parliament and Her Majesty's Government, who are all accountable to parliament. We must also remember that in the UK, precedent is everything. Since no monarch has exercised prerogative powers without the advice of elected government in centuries, it is *unthinkable* that it would ever happen again.

@blazednlovinit 7 лет назад

Pretty much wolfgang.

@SKILM1 7 лет назад

The "Queen of England!" Try the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Canada, Australia & New Zealand.

@Maxd75kai 7 лет назад

SKILM1 *AND* Jamaica, Barbados, The Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines , Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, St. Kitts and Nevis

@jakobholm6343 7 лет назад

To be even more pedantic your technically wrong as she is the the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Queen of Canada and Queen of Australia and Queen of New Zealand (all separate kingdoms within the commonwealth realm)

@melodyclark1944 7 лет назад

You mean all separate kingdoms within the commonwealth realms. Multiple realms.

@blauphus2 7 лет назад

as an american...i can say too that even though many here would be loathe to admit it, QEII is our 'queen' as well. after all, 'murica wouldn't exist without England and it's vile King (at the time). in no small way, we too are really just a colony of the mighty 'British Empire', and owe much of our successes and democratic ideals to the 'motherland' England. The majority of the founding fathers of this country were English or of english/european descent. Proof of our interconnectedness: anybody who was old enough to have 'witnessed' Princess Diana's death 20 years ago on television, I'm sure can remember exactly where they were, and who they were with. It was the whole world that mourned...in a sense...as there are really scant few places on earth that hadn't been touched (or colonised) by England (UK). For better or for worse. God Save the Queen!

@johnschwalb 7 лет назад

blauphus2 in America she has no power. we separated from the crown when we declared independence and fought the revolution. She is not our queen. No royalty shall rule over America.

@russelltaylor1500 2 года назад

It's reassuring that a stable sensible person has to sign off on laws really, especially with the government's we have had recently

@tyrannicpuppy 4 года назад

It's truly amazing to see how representative of her people she is, and always seems to have been. Her desire to serve her country as a youth in the military. All that power she chooses not to use unless absolutely required. She really does seem to be holding to that quote from all those years ago of serving the people. If only more of the world's leaders were so cognizant of what their people want and need. It will truly be a sad day when she passes on from this world. Whoever occupies the throne after her death will have a massive set of shoes to fill.

@MrHAH-cd9ku 3 года назад

Knowing politics, they might make their own shoes instead.

@healingrays3762 3 года назад

The monarchy should and will be abolished. They are corrupt, greedy, power-hungry, and ruthless Satan worshipers, who enriched themselves by human trafficking aka slave trade, insider trading, arms, and drug trade while impoverishing and bleeding the people of all races. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-iOFm6a8LytU.html

@zyairjames6758 2 года назад

@@healingrays3762 bot

@comedici9609 Год назад

do you miss a billionaire Who ENSLAVED COUNTRIES , Killing people , kidnapped children and destroyed economies ??? You are a victim of TV propaganda ... ..

@eliegbert8121 5 лет назад

She runs everything from the shadows

@apollonia6656 4 года назад

With the rest of the " Elite " !

@eliegbert8121 4 года назад

@@xBrabus76 Godzilla had a stroke trying to read this and died

@leoncaslavsky4980 4 года назад

@John Saunders no need to be rude to her majesty

@leoncaslavsky4980 4 года назад

@John Saunders come now Mr Saunders there is no need to resort to such vulgarity. I view her majesty as a symbol of British culture and high society and there is no issue with having her there as a technical head of state.

@leoncaslavsky4980 4 года назад

@John Saunders please refrain from using inappropriate language if you are unable to maintain or for that matter even begin a civil discussion.

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Cats knees

@VadulTharys 4 года назад

Reminds me of the time William got into a scuffle in school in the 1990s and told the kid, "One day I will be king, and I will have your head!" Well knowing this explains the outrage the press had over it. When he becomes king he really could have the man's head.

@axhof 4 года назад

Is there any evidence for this statement? Or was it you, he was talking to? ))

@wwerules000 4 года назад

I mean he could, if he wanted to but I don't think he will, chopping peoples heads of is extreme

@inspiringer6418 4 года назад

i'd actually sorta want to see that happen but at the same time no. it would be pretty interesting if that happened ngl...

@inspiringer6418 4 года назад

@John Saunders No. I never said that i thought he could. I just said that I thought it would be interesting for that to happen, it being the 21st century and all. Tf...

@c.norbertneumann4986 4 года назад

William could also let the man die in a car accident.

@PatGilliland 5 лет назад

She's not just Commander in Chief of the forces of the UK, The Canadian Armed Forces oath goes: I, [name], do swear (or solemnly affirm) that I will well and truly serve Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Canada, Her heirs and successors according to law, in the Canadian Forces until lawfully released, that I will resist Her Majesty's enemies and cause Her Majesty's peace to be kept and maintained and that I will, in all matters pertaining to my service, faithfully discharge my duty. So help me God. Australia and New Zealand are very similar.

@mish375 5 лет назад

Also our Canadian passports begin by saying that Her Majesty grants the bearer of the passport the ability to travel internationally.

@mistral55 5 лет назад

One point our old Officers in the cadets always made was ULTIMATELY the oath is to the queen. So if we ever got a despotic manical tyrant in government (eg like Donald Trump), she always maintains ultimate control of the forces in extremis..

@hitzncritzmobilegaming9988 5 лет назад

She isnt the queen of Canada

@mish375 5 лет назад

@@hitzncritzmobilegaming9988 She's Queen of the Commonwealth, she is the figurehead Queen of Canada.

@lostsaxon7478 5 лет назад

@@mistral55 I was unaware that tyrants allow people to openly criticize and mock them and do not take all the guns. Funny thing, the people who claim he's a tyrant are more often than not the ones who want all the guns taken. Not a fan of him, but just because ORANGE MAN BAD in your eyes doesn't make it so. Should do a little more of the critical thinking.

@ExpectTheSpanishInquisition 2 года назад

According to Kevin Cahill, in his book "Who Owns the Word", the Queen is the largest landowner in the world with 6.6 BILLION acres of land. The nearest landowner to her is the Russian state at 4.4 billion acres. She owns all of the UK, Canada, and other commonwealth countries. I always wondered why in Canada, naval vessels are called "HMCS and ship's name" standing for Her Majesty's Canadian ship. Our prosecutors in criminal courts are called the Crown. Our equivalent to the FBI is the RCMP - Royal Canadian Mounted Police. If a lawyer practices for so many years with no blemishes on his record, he receives his Queen's Counsel (Q.C.) designation. Our Prime Ministers are sworn in pledging allegiance to the Queen and not to the Canadian Constitution. They also pledge to keep her secrets. She has a representative in each province (Lieutenant Governors) who report to the Governor General, who reports directly to the Queen. Her picture is above the blackboard in all classrooms. We still sing "God Save the Queen". The BRF often visit Canada. I guess they're coming to check on their property like any land owner would. So there is far more to the BRF than we are told and that meets the eye.

@iwanttoclosethis 7 лет назад

It makes me laugh when people thinks she has no power.

@johnwalsh3635 7 лет назад

Anyone All her power is exercised by the governnent. She only has rights, duties and responsibilities.

@ZOMGjamesy 5 лет назад

@@johnwalsh3635 It may be exercised by the government, but the absolute power still remains with the monarch as they have the ability to take back the ability for parliament and government to exercise such powers. Think of it as if the powers have been 'licensed' to parliament and government, but at any time the monarch can cancel that agreement - that is royal prerogative.

@healingrays3762 2 года назад

She wants people to believe that she has no power, it is easier to control and manipulate people if they don't know that they are controlled.

@antonsjostrom 7 лет назад

England is her city

@leofusion7210 7 лет назад

Shit.

@dread1618 7 лет назад

Anton Sjöström country*

@alfonsoquinones1166 7 лет назад

Dope Man Hawaii is my continent

@joshsilver5714 7 лет назад

Dope Man you dont get the joke...

@gameboyhotline3712 7 лет назад

Anton Sjöström can we ask the queen to kill jake Paul ?

@SIÞLord932 7 лет назад

Do the emperor of japan next

@cenci4913 7 лет назад

Literally nothing

@michaelheliotis5279 7 лет назад

Yeah, the Constitution of Japan is quite clear and specific about the fact that the emperor has absolutely no power whatsoever. Funnily, though, he performs a great many functions for and related to the Japanese government that The Queen does with the British government, but whereas she performs them as an exercise of Royal Prerogative, the emperor is legally obliged to do so by the Japanese constitution.

@jakjak9797 7 лет назад

Oooo yes

@Metroyeti17 7 лет назад

HIRE A SAMURAI

@joea.9969 7 лет назад

Metroyeti17 Correction:Rich important people hired samurai.Poor people who could not afford to hire samurai did not hire samurai

@lombardy2959 3 года назад

In conclusion : she's pretty damn powerful

@brianc4056 7 лет назад

Why are half the comments Queen haters or professional historians lol what did she ever do to you.

@josephfox9221 7 лет назад

Brian of America ironic really. I feel like Us US citizens have the highest opinion of a crown we violently revolted from

@coolkids64 7 лет назад

Joseph we didn't subjects did , the US was created after they left

@arturocevallossoto5203 7 лет назад

"""We"""". You weren't alive in 1774-1781, did you?

@barlimanbutterbur9103 7 лет назад

Arturo Cevallos Soto I hate how the US say that their 'win' over the regulars was so glorious when if we hadn't been enduring the napoleonic wars at the same time as the revolution, American would be under our control still. So you can see that we kinda had priorities

@vector9586 7 лет назад

But the Americans were the unwanted and farmers. Considering we had horrible leaders and supplies we defeated the most power and efficient fighting force in the world at the time so yes we did win

@iby914 7 лет назад

For those who have limited time - She wields A LOT of power.

@deldia 7 лет назад

ibkillah or none as explained in the video

@ZOMGjamesy 5 лет назад

@@deldia She has the power, she just chooses not to use it - there is a difference lol.

@deldia 5 лет назад

James MacInnes Copeland no, she doesn’t. If she started to override democracy in a serious fashion then the UK would have a revolution and become a republic in about a week.

@MrMarttivainaa 7 лет назад

She's playing ck2 all wrong.

@macbrns1438 7 лет назад

She must have went down the immortality event chain

@SMURGwastaken 7 лет назад

idk she's in a sticky situation with that maxed out council power laws she inherited, and all those angry vassals she lost. Now she's old af so she realistically can't expect to win wars to win back old territory, it's going to be down to William at this rate.

@JamboLinnman 2 года назад

She’s the Queen of the UK (and 14 Commonwealth realms). England is only one of four countries that make up the UK.

@Wolfs2019 2 года назад

I know, it's quite offensive to other British countries like Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to call her 'The Queen of England'

@chokerharden7473 7 лет назад

Watching The Crown made me appreciate the Queen Of The United Kingdom

@facepunch5104 5 лет назад

Can we just take a moment to appreciate how smooth this video is.

@Simon-iv5xz 4 года назад

I love how the title makes her sound like a superhero or villan

@Will-nn3pb 3 года назад

*me if i was King :* *"Go to Mac Donalds and get me a Big Mac"*

@olajideparis 6 лет назад

The power to declare tea time.

@scream8448 6 лет назад

4pm every day

@r_xyz000 6 лет назад

Lol I wish, I might get my dinner before 8 😂

@clairfayne 5 лет назад

It's always 4;00 _somewhere_

@EricND223 7 лет назад

Band aid on right arm in the beginning, then it switches to your left thumb. WTF? Recording videos is tough eh?

@MagnusSkiptonLLC 7 лет назад

Today I found out: the camera bites

@mikekuppen6256 7 лет назад

And on the arm in the end again. Inquiring minds want to know what your kink is.

@simontay4851 7 лет назад

Plaster not band aid. This is a British channel.

@DexterDo11 7 лет назад

I'm thinking the video was done over a day or two. Notice the wrinkled shirt when he talks about tunnel bear. I'm ocd. I notice things. hehe

@CloudyVenom 7 лет назад

Simon Tay Also he shoulda said bandage and not a brand 👀

@macmasks 7 лет назад

Damn. And I thought she was basically just a figurehead. We don't learn about other governments in the US. We Barely learn about our own.

@jerobriggs6861 7 лет назад

Which is why Donald Trump is president.

@usedtoilet8295 7 лет назад

The only reason you barely learned about it is not because you didn't take AP about the subject. It is just because you didn't care.

@lewzer1019 7 лет назад

As a brit it's like " no one cares who rules as long as you don't MAJORLY FUCK IT UP" basically

@anghinetti 7 лет назад

Don McClelland: And there was me thinking most of the citizens of the United States didn't realize there were other lands beyond the seas, let-alone other governments. One lives and one learns.....

@masterstepz9800 7 лет назад

Don McClelland That's because the US don't want you to know too much. Almost any info that doesn't put America on a high pedestal isn't worth telling. Like the fact that you just left the Vietnam war, when in reality you actually lost.

@IntrinsicPalomides 2 года назад

RIP my Queen, you'll be sorely missed :( my love to all the family.

@CarrotSuprise 7 лет назад

Thoughts on King Charles III, gonna be weird having 'God save the king' back?

@Aidankiwi 7 лет назад

Unlikely to be a King Charles the Third. Charles has already gone on record as saying he will adopt the regnal name George the Seventh in tribute to his grandfather George VI (whose real name was Albert).

@bullhead606 7 лет назад

@CarrotSuprise 7 лет назад

@bullhead606 7 лет назад

CarrotSuprise Oi

@CarrotSuprise 7 лет назад

Oi m8.

@cyberpunkmirai7011 4 года назад

No wonder Liz is so calm she can legally have a massive crop growing upstairs.

@davidkamen 3 года назад

No, it's not upstairs, it's behind Balmoral.

@greywolf4330 3 года назад

She does a great job of walking the survival tightrope! One step wrong and it's the United Republic not the United Kingdom, nice one Simon.

@seanguillermo 4 года назад

Who's here after watching "the crown"?

@Ahavameanslove24 4 года назад

Lmao I just finished it a few days ago.

@zed4643 4 года назад

Such a fantastic show 👏🏻

@juice8431 4 года назад

watch cobra kai soooooooo much better

@nathanlewis5682 3 года назад

Started 2nd season.

@CollyDoo 3 года назад

Love it!

@axem.8338 6 лет назад

Now I get it. Queen is 007.

@mscott3918 6 лет назад

Aakash M. No, she owns 007

@King_Flippy_Nips 6 лет назад

john dees was 007

@mjh5437 4 года назад

No,she is 001

@thescottishanimeguy9946 4 года назад

Today I found out: puts out "Queen of England" on the title British people: "You have fallen for one of the most classical blunders"

@BigZebraCom 3 года назад

Her Highness enjoys the powers of lightning, flight and is deadly accurate when throwing her Wedgewood ceramic Ninja Stars.

@Opscury 6 лет назад

i truly respect the 9:59 video length

@lilaclizard4504 7 лет назад

The content of this video & comments are making me wonder exactly what power she has in her former colonies that are still part of the Commonwealth (like Australia & Canada). Could we have a video on that please? (& please like if you agree so this can be seen by the channel)

@michelbeauregard7326 7 лет назад

Lilac Lizard The short answer is none. The Prime Minister chooses the Governor General, usually a well respected and apolitical citizen, recommends the name to The Queen. She agrees, which is a formality. The GG exercises the Royal powers. In practice the GG is the head of state, though nominally the Queen has the title.

@lilaclizard4504 7 лет назад

Michel, that's my thoughts too, but I'm curious if the dormant powers discussed in the video are even possible in theory in countries like Australia or Canada

@michelbeauregard7326 7 лет назад

Lilac Lizard Those powers exist in case of a crisis. The last time was the 1981 constitutional crisis. The GG told the PM that without the support of the provinces he would feel compelled to dissolve parliament. At that point the PM had two choices, 1) accept the dissolution and go into an elecrion, or2) challenge the GG*s authority at the Supreme Court. The provinces rallied behind the PM, so we will never know. Interestingly, the fact that the constitutional act of 1982 reaffirms the presence of the Monarch in the Canadian system probably reinforces the GG*s reserve powers. That being said I don*t see the Queen ever exercising those powers, though I can see the GG, under extraordinary circumstances, exercising them.

@lilaclizard4504 7 лет назад

Michel, similar happened in Australia in 1975 & the GG dismissed the parliament, but there was no talking or warning, there were issues brewing that needed to be resolved, but then out of the blue he was dismissed. Just before it happened though, he had been asserting Australia's independence over both England and America & even questioning if the American Pine Gap base should be in Australia (Pine Gap to this day is REQUIRED by the US for drone & spy satellite control over Asia & the Middle East). Th GG was very much "in with" the CIA & American and British Intelligence. So with all of that, it gets messy to know if a situation like in Canada may have occurred if not for external pressure. It's also possible that the Canadian situation was influenced by the earlier Australian situation - making the dismissal threat seem much more real & making everyone more willing to negotiate to prevent the Australian situation happening there. The reserve powers shouldn't be needed if parliament acts like adults, but we only need look at America today to know that parliament doesn't always act like adults, so some sort of back up really is a good idea & I know I'd trust someone appointed with the Queen's consent needed more than someone appointed purely by politicians (which would undoubtedly become political) & if you go to a popular vote, then money & campaigns become a factor & ...well again just look at America to see what can go wrong!

@michelbeauregard7326 7 лет назад

Lilac Lizard I suppose that if we accept the idea of a Head of State with reserve powers, we also accept the idea that it is possible that the Head of state would use those powers. The fact that in Canada they have never been used does not eliminate them.

@ObeyjusticeChiguta18 5 лет назад

This video was made in 2017. If I recall very well, there is no Queen of England but Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

@ColdCorpChannelitty 5 лет назад

No one uses the official title anymore lmao.

@ernestrogen4639 5 лет назад

Yes thank you Obey she was crowned Queen of the UK.

@AerowynTyr 4 года назад

I feel as if Queen Of canada got forgotten.

@cmconley33 4 года назад

She is also “Defender of the Faith” as well, if I recall correctly. As much as it might annoy the Scots, Irish and Welsh, Queen Elizabeth *is* English (and German, Russian, maybe some Dutch too)-and “Queen of England” is much more poetic that “Queen of the United Kingdom.”

@georgemiller9212 4 года назад

@@cmconley33 nonsense! She has no English blood but she does have Scottish blood, she also spends more of her time in Scotland. Saying that, when she goes I'm sure the Scots will dump the royals along with England.

@Anonymoususer44569 2 года назад

“The Queen is merely a ceremonial figurehead!” The Queen:

@StevenTorrey 6 лет назад

The Queen can't enter The City of London without asking permission of the Lord Mayor. Neither can she enter Parliament without first knocking and being granted permission to enter.

@kouldbanyone4983 6 лет назад

That is correct. But most people don't know that the London Corporation (or whatever version of that they call themselves now days) even exists. Let alone that the Lord Mayor of London is not Sadiq Khan. That there are essentially two London's. With two mayors.

@mickd6942 6 лет назад

Steven Torrey can she have the lord mayor of london executed for treason lets call him khan to avoid the other mayor being executed by mistake

@newstarcadefan 5 лет назад

Very true, and the Monarchy isn't even allowed in the Commons. The Black Rod has to go to the Commons on her behalf (before having the door slammed in his face, and he's forced to knock loudly).

@mickd6942 5 лет назад

Lord Bob Backenforth ooh get you mr hardman .

@mickd6942 5 лет назад

Lord Bob Backenforth ha as if

@tadees2007 7 лет назад

Interesting info. Thanks for putting this together.

@acrefray 7 лет назад

Something cool is that the Queen is not allowed to sit on the Iron Throne as a monarch is not allowed to sit on a throne of another nation. Another quirk of the letter of the law.

@acrefray 7 лет назад

Semantics, since all of those nations are part of the same empire, of which she is the head. Whether the throne is in England, or Australia, it is still the British Empire. The Iron Throne is the Westerosi Empire, and though fictional, is still technically classed by letter as another empire.

@dumpsockpuppet5619 7 лет назад

acrefray well, i gyess she could declare war on westeros, anex them and then sit on the iron trone wthout stepping outside of her allowed powers

@WizardAngst 7 лет назад

Actually, she is independently the queen of each of the rest of the commonwealth states. That is why she is called 'The Queen of Many Titles" as she is the Queen of Britain AND the Queen of Australia AND the Queen of Canada. Not the Queen of Britain, Australia and Canada. What I'm trying to say is, its not one office, its many offices with many different countries. The British Empire consists of land owned by Britain such as the Falklands. The rest of the commonwealth are independent states who are not subservient to Britain. Also its not "another Empire" its because she is not appointed to that position within that realm. She wouldn't, for example, sit on the Norwegian throne. Not because "its a different empire" but because its not a title she holds. Also Queen Sonja looks like she can throw down. Anyway, all the other countries she's monarch of, aren't part of "The British Empire" because an empire has only one queen, not a queen of each part of it. Thats the point of an empire, they're not independent states. Ol' Lizzie can sit on the Australian throne (if we had one) or any other throne so long as she holds the office. Mostly it comes down to for us plebs sitting on any throne means squat, for her sitting on a throne means she owns that land because her butt actually matters. Sort of like hooking up with a stripper is fine when you're single but you don't do it when you're married cause you already got a place to be. Anway, tl;dr the british empire != the commonwealth.

@RaymondHng 7 лет назад

WizardAngst Harald V of Norway is her closest cousin of all the European monarchs.

@macbrns1438 7 лет назад

she's not the queen of England but she is the Queen of the UK

@Foxhaven2482 3 года назад

She makes the trains run on time and provides the smiles on every child's face

@amour8 7 лет назад

She isn't above the law, she IS the LAW. Also her name is not Queen of England...

@rachelheyne2769 7 лет назад

Leo Altus It's actually Judge Dredd

@rachelheyne2769 7 лет назад

Leo Altus Yea.... You thought of her in her dress on Judge Dredd Bike with Judge Dredd helmet on. She can clean the UK of terrorism... She Judge, Jury, Executioner, and THE MUTHAF##KIN QUEEN OF ENGLAND!!!

@anghinetti 7 лет назад

Moist Alien: There has been no Queen of England since the 1st May 1707.