INTERCULTURAL STUDIES I - ISFD N° 23

Barguez - De Luchi - Galar - Larroque - Trevett

THE MONARCHY
 Appearance VS Reality

The Queen has absolute power The Queen has no such power

She has to pick a commander with the

The Queen picks the Prime minister
majority support in the House of
with no restrictions
Commons

She can also pick any other people for The Prime minister decides who the
the hundreds other ministerial other goverment ministers are going to
positions be

The Queen can summon or dissolve a The Queen can't dissolve Parliament.
parliament and a royal assent is Royal assent is automatic and not
mandatory for every law or bill directly given by the Queen.
 Did You Know?

The Queen is the only person in the

UK who can drive without number
plates or a driver's license.
So what is the Monarch's role?

PERSONAL
EMBODIMENT
OF THE
GOVERMENT

THE
QUEEN'S
ROLE

POSSIBLE
FIGUREHEAD
FINAL CHECK
AND
REPRESENTATIVE ON
GOVERMENT
 Meet The British royal family

Elizabeth II Prince Philip (†)

Queen of the UK Duke of Edinburgh

Charles, Anne, Prince Andrew, Prince Edward,

Prince of Wales Princess Royal Duke of York Earl of Wessex
Prince Charles &
Diana, Princess of
Wales (†)
Anne, Princess
Royal & Mark
Phillips

Princes William (left) Zara & Peter Phillips

& Henry (right)
Prince Andrew &
Sarah Ferguson

Prince Edward &

Sophie Rhys-Jones

Lady Louise
Windsor & James ,
Viscount Severn

Princesses Eugenie
(left) & Beatrice
(right)
 Did You Know?

The family name of the British

royal family is Windsor.
 Pros and cons of having a monarchy

National pride;
sense of community. Money; taxes.

Entertainment. Distraction.
The future of the monarchy

While the situation is unclear, it

is safe to say that the monarchy
will not dissolve in the near
future.
No public debate has taken
place yet.