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The Sovereign

Functions of the Sovereign:

Ten things the Queen could do by using the royal prerogative:

1. Dismiss the Government.

2. Declare war.

3. Disband the army.

4. Sell all the ships in the Navy.

5. Dismiss the Civil Service.

6. Give territory away to a foreign power.

7. Make everyone a peer.

8. Declare a State of Emergency.

9. Pardon all offenders.

10. Create universities in every parish in the United Kingdom.

The Queen’s particular likes.

1. Horse racing („Were it not for my Archbishop of Canterbury, I should be off in my plane to Longchamps every Sunday”).

2. Scottish country dancing.

3. Jigsaw puzzles.

4. Long-stemmed, deep-pink carnations.

5. Champagne.

6. Deerstalking.

7. Quiet evenings at home watching TV with her supper on a tray.

8. Crossword puzzles.

9. The Beatles film „Yellow Submarine”.

10. Sandringham.

Dislikes of the Queen.

1. Ivy.

2. Tennis, including Wimbledon.

3. Milk pudding.

4. Grouse.

5. Any talk of Edward the 8th.

6. Charles Dickens.

7. Dictating letters.

8. Cigar smoke.

9. Sailing.

10. Listening to after-dinner speeches.