| goforgold said: got any cutrural questions you want to know, well here's the place to ask them. don't all go at once, I'll start. for all the English, or British chaps here, what does the king and/or queen actually do? |
I'll answer that: it's all ceremonial stuff, such as the opening/closing of Parliament, signing royal assent (the final stage of a bill becoming an act) and usual head of state stuff. In theory, the monarch can command power (such as when Queen Anne refusing royal assent on a Bill which would create a Scottish malitia), but in practice they have now practical power as if they were to command too much authority they could be abolished.
One thing I've always wanted to know: In countries like Bangladesh, which Indepedance day do they celebrate? The day they ceased to be part of British India or ceased to be East Pakistan? I could google it, but I can't be arsed
