British Culture 1:

Chapter 07
The Monarchy
Instructor: Đỗ Thảo Nhi
Overview
01 02 03
The The Reality The Role of the
Appearance Monarch

04 05 06
The Value of The Future of Mid-term Test
Monarchy the Monarch
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The
Appearance
The Appearance

● In written law, the Queen/King has absolute power

● There is no concept of “the people” in British law
● The ministers are “servants of the Crown”
● The Queen/King embodies the law in the court
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The Reality
The Reality
● In fact, the Queen/King must “choose” a Prime
Minister that receives majority support in the
House of Commons
● The Prime Minister decides who the other
government ministers are
● The Queen/King can’t refuse the Prime Minister’s
“requests”
The Reality
● In fact, the Queen/King has no power at all

● The Queen/King can’t stop policies enacted by the

government

● The Queen/King can’t refuse the Prime Minister’s

“requests”
The Role of the Monarch
● The monarch is the personal embodiment of the
government
● The monarch is the symbol of the country
● The monarch can be the final check on the
government
● The monarch performs ceremonial duties for the
country
The Value of the Monarch
● The monarch gives British people a sense of
continuity and national pride
● The glamorous lives of the royal family are a
source of entertainment
● Royal family’s events make up for the lack of
pageantry in people’s lives
The Future of the Monarch
● Marital problems in the royal family have
lowered their reputation in the 20th and 21st
century
● People believe the royal family costs too much
money for the country
● Nevertheless, the royal family remains popular
today
Thank You