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Re:Brexit Deal Fails in Parliament by cm2187 on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @04:41PM (#18915671)
The wikipedia article [1] suggests that this is formal only and that the army is under the control of the parliament, which was also my understanding.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Army

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Re:Brexit Deal Fails in Parliament by arethuza on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @04:49PM (#18915762)
Lets just say that it's a formality that I hope never gets put to the test :-|
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Re:Brexit Deal Fails in Parliament by cm2187 on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @05:00PM (#18915879)
My local MP was kind enough to organise a visit of parliament. He mentioned an amusing annecdote. The tradition still is that when the Queen visits parliament, a senior MP is held hostage in Buckingham. He was chosen on one occurence and was waiting in a drawing room of the palace, in the company of a General. To make the conversation, he asked the general "what if something were to happen to her Majesty?". The general smiled and replied "don't worry, it will be very quick".
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Re:Brexit Deal Fails in Parliament by balabaster on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @02:48PM (#18924329)
This might require further explanation for those not familiar with dry British humour ;)
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