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Re:No, the King doesn't own all the swans in Britain by bitcurious on Sunday April 30, 2023 @10:26PM (#35768501)
> On one hand, the King is the supreme leader of the country, to the point that his subjects need to pledge allegiance to him on official documents, but on the other hand, he has no power. One might argue he has even less power than a commoner as he is forbidden from offering a political opinion.

This is a loose tradition, and is often broken. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/feb/08/royals-vette...

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Re:No, the King doesn't own all the swans in Britain by hnfong on Tuesday May 02, 2023 @12:36PM (#35790208)
It doesn't even address the fact that the British monarch has a weekly, private meeting with the Prime Minister.

Why express political opinions in public like a pleb when you can directly express them to the Prime Minister (who is bound by oath to serve you)?

https://www.royal.uk/audiences : The King holds a weekly Audience with the Prime Minister to discuss Government matters. The Audience is entirely private. Though The King remains politically neutral on all matters, he is able to 'advise and warn' his ministers - including his Prime Minister - when necessary.

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