I have heard people in America stating that they wouldn't want to be a subject to anyone however I am proud to be a subject of Queen Elizabeth and feel that she is the one that serves us and not the other way around but if ever needed the armed forces would be all to happy to follow any order given by the Queen even if it is the complete opposite to the orders given by the prime minister or government. Our allegiance and our oaths are sworn to Queen and country not government, prime minister or a constitution.
One of the advantages of a monarchy is that the monarch wants to leave the country in a good condition for their children to inherit. A president has a few years to steal as much as he can, a monarch must do what is good for the long term future of the country.
Police Officers also take an oath to the Crown and she is also head of the Courts and Judicary as well as Head of the Commonwealth of Nations which comprises 54 countries.,
@@thatsthat2612 The UK has a parliament. It has a military. It has a head of state. It has a currency. It has embassies all over the world. It has a seat on the UN's security council. It is a founding member of NATO. If the UK isn't a country, it's doing an impressive imitation of one.
@@Owen_157 What people dont realise is that the the people of the uk myself included love the royal family even the army takes an oath to serve her but with presidents the people are always split by political beliefs
There actually a quote from a sub captain when asked about the nuclear deterrent that he trusts the queen would step in and stop a launch of the prime minister was unstable or something similar
Although Her Majesty hardly ever uses the powers she is entitled to, knowing that she could (if she so desired), is normally enough reason for people NOT to piss her off! That is power! God Save The Queen!
To give an example of the Queen's influence she personally drove a male member of the Saudi Royal family around her estate, which was a bit of a shock for them as women weren't allowed to drive in Saudi, shortly afterwards women were allowed to drive in Saudi. I'm not saying it's all down to her or that she even said anything but she chose to drive to make a point and then things changed. The Queen is well respected in the UK and deservedly so, to have all that power and to never exert any of it speaks volumes as to the kind of person she is.
Which is why our parliamentary system works so well - because ultimate power resides in the Crown, rather than Parliament or any political figure, we aren't at risk of ever becoming a dictatorship. All the power is held by someone who chooses not to wield it
About the whale thing: Whales are very valuable, or were. They were the primary source of oil for lamps and stuff (this was before electricity) and if it has ambergris in it as well (ambergris is like really valuable whale vomit, used in perfume) it's worth a fortune.
@@will1856 Yes but it only stays as it is due to the will of the people basically putting up with it. And while the queen understands this and conducts herself impeccably I cannot see Charles managing the same thing.
Why do Americans always refer to Elizabeth II, Queen of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and her dependencies overseas as the Queen of England?
She does have a lot of powers but generally let’s the Prime Minister do His/Her job to keep the country running and safe. You hear all here powers but generally she just authorised or denies things said by the PM in their weekly meetings, she is the top person who everyone looks up to and she sets the standards in the country, if she goes out during/after a pandemic like COVID 19, she will bring stability and calm the British public even in one appearance. She’s a remarkable woman and we are very lucky and proud to have her in Britain
Because the Queen holds those powers, no one else can. I think that is one of the most important aspects of the monarchy. I think it also fair to say that we look to the Monarch as “head of the nation”. That’s particularly important in times of crisis eg during WWII.
Called diplomatic immunity and anybody who has it can get away with a crime. As mention in a comment below an American woman called Ann Sacoolas killed a 19 year old lad whilst driving on the wrong side of the road in the UK she claimed diplomatic immunity and ran back to America. Where she now remains without any consequences for her actions
She didn't have immunity did she? Thats just her husband who had immunity. she should be shipped back here to answer to our courts not the american ones
@@CiaranW2003 she had it for enough time to get her out of UK and once she got back to America she knew that the one sided extradition treaty means she will never return to UK to face trail.
Thank you for your kind and respectful comments for our gracious Queen. Also love the " don't mess with the Queen " .... That's what we as here subject's know too !! But who would do that anyway, such a delightful, dignified and hard working lady. As she said, whether her life be long or short. She would be always in the service of us all....God save the Queen.
2 fun facts 1, The Queen owns every swan on British Land or in British waters. 2, Any dead body, be it creature or human, technically needs to be reported straight to the Queen BEFORE anybody else. Most of these powers were put in place, back in the olden days of British conquest, but have mainly fallen to a mythic status of "She could do that but she chooses not to".
The Queen being above the law is due to the querk that it in all UK courts is the crown that is the prosecution and the crown can not prosecute its self.
Back when she was only a princess, serving in her father's army. Later she fell in love with a rough swearing sailor and actually married the guy till death did them part in 2021.
Diplomatic immunity works both ways. Real life example: Anne Sacoolas, the wife of a CIA operative was driving on the wrong side of the road in Britain causing a collision that resulted in the death of a teenager Harry Dunn in 2019. She claimed diplomatic immunity and fled back to America without any consequences. The information is available on the internet if you wish to look it up.
Everyone else - "The Queen of Great Britain" Americans - The Queen of England. King James the 6th of Scotland established the throne she sits on & guards true. One monarch of the isle since 1603. Ffffffuck I love our wee island.
Hey friend, yes our Queen has all that power, but she doesn't need or want to use it, no need to 😃. This is why she is loved the world over, not from fear of being hurt or overthrown, but by knowing that she would never use this incredible power she has, ever to be used against her subjects. God Bless HRM Queen Elizabeth. 🇬🇧
Yea and whale blubber or fat was used to fuel lamps and the likes as well as numerous other things were made from it such as a lot of make up and we all know we can't have the Monarch in the dark and with out make up or a decent corset lol
If she ever tried that, those countries would soon vote to become republics. In Canada we still like the monarchy but see no reason why it should have any power that is not symbolic.
Yeah I came to explain that as an example to the foreign diplomats immunity to prosecution. (Shame thou depending on which way the information that was out at the time then she wasn’t exempt).
I think it was her father ,George the Sixth ,who said " And if the people don`t want us any more ,we will go quietly". So the Royal Family know that now ,in present times ,they rule by the will of the people
since i always learn new things that are interesting from your video since the past few days. I thought i would add a little funny story about me in middle school. like an extra bonus of things you never knew and now you know. anyway: I remember a time when i was young an acquaintance of mine in middle school asked me to be his "right hand man". At the time I didn't understand what a right hand man means (i was 8). So i said sure, sooner or later i found myself standing in the playground watching my acquaintance, on his knees, ask out a girl. The guy then told me to pass the ring, so what i did was i gave it to some other dude and said that i had to use the restroom. i ran as fast as my little legs could carry me. it was social humiliation i did not want to be part of. and thank god i did because after just a week they broke up and it would feel really awkward to have some random girl come up to me and ask me why my acquaintance broke up with her. (for the record in those days things got dramatic, even for young kids. like really dramatic.)
A while back it was illegal for women to drive vehicles in Saudi Arabia. During this period the King of Saudi came to the United Kingdom on an official visit. Whilst staying at Buckingham Palace he went to sit in a car ready to tour around London. It would have been a good idea to provide him with a woman driver but he would have got out the car and refused to be driven in this way. Within two minutes a driver arrived no other than HM Queen Elizabeth to drive him. Nothing he could do about it and Saudi law changed shortly after this incident.
That wasn't in London it was on the Balmoral estate. Although the Queen did drive she rarely did so on public roads. The aditional bit is that she didn't drive at a slow pace either and when the Prince was begging her to slow down, she went faster. At the end her comment was, 'not bad, for a woman driving'.
as a diplomat she has diplomatic immunity in a host nation - ordinarily such individuals are prosecuted upon their return home - however she cannot be prosecuted in the UK (and is also head of all the military)
The Queens proclomation was recently over ruled by the Supreme Court . She allowed , on the advice of the Primeminister the dissolution of Parliament ( for the summer holidays , happens every year ) . The Opposition thought this dissolution was being used by the PM to be sneaky with a bill trying to go through Parliament .The Supreme Court ruled that this royal proclomation proroguing of Parliament was " unlawful" ( which means it never happened ). So the Supreme Court over ruled the Royal Proclomation .The Queen cannot act unlawfully so it was ruled that the PM had unlawfully advised the Queen to prorogue Parliament. The Queen is never wrong , only badly advised.
The Queen is the Head of State in the UK and thus receives Diplomatic Immunity meaning she is safe from prosecution in any foreign country. As she is above the Law in the UK and has Diplomatic Immunity everywhere else, she can commit any crime consevable on earth and suffer no legal consequences for doing so.
The whale thing is because whale blubber and the solid stuff they produce is extremely valuable. It's used to make perfume and it costs an absolute fortune. A guy found a good size chunk and got like nearly 100k for it. It's always been a valuable commodity so it was added that any whales wash up are property of the monarchy. Thst law is hundreds of years old.
Diplomatic immunity is universal for any diplomat (with a diplomat's paperwork), the thing is she is one that everyone knows by sight, so no papers are needed. If a diplomat commits a felony in another state, said state can ask for his government to give him/her over for trial, and if the country refuses, it may sometimes lead to war...
She would have diplomatic immunity in the USA or any other country (can I remind you of the US lady who killed a motorcyclist in the UK recently - and claimed diplomatic immunity and was able to flee back to the US). She is indeed the head of the Armed Forces, and I swore my oath to her when joining the Army. Due to her own military service, and that of her family, she is held in very high regard. Respected. She - and not a fly by night politician - has the loyalty of the military. Great check on any government who might try to go down the tyrannical route! The powers exist, as he says, for times of extreme crisis. R.I.P. ma'am - and thank you for your service. God save the King.
@@Bob10009 exactly she is Queen of the UK which in turn means she is the Queen of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as well as numerous countries in the common wealth
with a lot of these, though, you have to think of it practically. Yes, The Queen COULD declare war on a country, but that gets really dicey if it's not in accordance with parliament and the rest of the UK. If she does choose to declare war when parliament doesn't want to, parliament could stage a coup or start a revolution and the war would be in effect, useless. As for her being ABOVE the law across the globe, yes, in UK law, she may be exempt from criminal prosecution in other countries. But what about other countries' laws? If she breaks a law in say, the US, then yes, BRITAIN can do nothing. They can't prosecute her criminally. However, America could still say that she's breaking the law and prosecute her. If Britain wanted to, they could try to go to war with the US if they did this, but really... what's the point? As for the Queen criminally prosecuting an, as the video states "subject of the monarch", it's the same way. Yes, she could in theory try to, but Parliament and the people COULD get in the way if they really wanted to. As for getting all whales that wash up on shore, I assume this is just a thing of property arriving in Britain and the monarchy wanting to be really stingy and take as much as they could. It seems like it has more of a political meaning than a practical use. Yes, she has a lot of powers, for instance, power of the army and power to pretty much do whatever she wants with the government, but again, this is all in theory. The people could just revolt and take over and do what they want (as they have done in history) or the armed forces could just turn on her, or another country might not like her getting so much power and could invade or declare war on her. As for not pissing off the Queen, YES, DO NOT FUCK WITH THE QUEEN. All of what I say here is MY TAKE, it may not be correct, and I'm not trying to sway anyone's opinion, it's just something to think about
She is the Queen,our entire existence in Britain is in her name.the armed forces are all royal, the mail is royal, all courts are royal, she can’t prosecute herself. If she did anything to upset us we could do to her what we did to Charles 1 in 1642, not literally but you get my point.
You have to remember, most of the queens rights, are ancient, and would never be brought into use. They are still there, because we can't be bothered to rewrite them.
It's not because we can't be bothered - it's because she acts as a counterbalance to the possibility of a corrupt/despotic government and can seize power from them in a crisis. Americans who are most passionate about the right to bear arms cite defending themselves from their own government if need be as the number one reason to never change that law. Same basic premise with The Crown - it's a failsafe against a government gone rogue.
Ye the Queen 👑 has more power than people realise.. I don't think you talk slow mate.. There are county's in the UK where people talk a lot slower than you do.. Saying hello can take up to 30 seconds in some places.. 😂.. So don't worry about the speed of your speech mate ok.. You just keep doing what you're doing..
About diplomatic immunity a couple of years back a US political women (can't remember name) had a DUI and hit n run and killed somebody and fled back to us and tried claiming this. The US refuse to extradite
in the UK the Queen is ALL POWERFUL she's also the head of state of 15 countries. (so all of that also applies in places like Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica etc etc) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_realm the UK is an island of course we have whales that wash up on shore :) whales used to be big business (mostly for oil and baleen) so that's why you would want 1st dibs a whale used to be worth a LOT of money the queen is the ONLY person in the UK who can declare war, parliament and the prime minister has to ask her permission before declaring war. it is ultimately her decision (in reality tho she will go with what they advise is the best course of action) but she's the one that signs off on it, parliament couldn't use HER armed forces without her permission if parliament wants to go to war with a country and the queen says no there is no war. and yes she is diplomatically immune from prosecution for any crime in any country, she wouldn't need to get away with murder, she would just do it and it wouldn't go to trial, she wouldn't even need to answer for the crime
The only power that the monarch has is to dismiss an unpopular or chaotic government. This is done in nations where the monarch is head of state by their Governors General. The GG of Canada can force Trudeau to go to the country. John Kerr did this as GG of Australia in 1976 and sacked the Whitlam govt.
Yeah she could come to America and commit a crime and not be prosecuted if an ambassadors wife can come here kill someone in a car accident and run back to America and get away with it due to diplomatic immunity then I'm sure the Queen can do the same
The power balance in the UK is often looked upon that the queen is dangerous and nobody should have that sort of power but I it’s an amazing balance of power that secures the UK to be a stable nation forever. Let me try and explain in the shortest way possible. Yes the queen has absolute power BUT she can only use this power with the support of the UK public (her subjects) if she was to use her power against the population of the UK the citizens would revolt against her backed by parliament and throw her out of power. If a dangerous political power got into parliament and decided to flex its power against the citizens of the UK the queen has the power to stop said dangerous political party from acting against the citizens of the UK as she has supreme power. In effect this causes a power triangle. The queen can’t act against the British people and if she did parliament would gain enough support from the public to throw her out. Parliament can never act against the British people as the queen would gain enough support to throw out. Lastly in the triangle the British public who if ever a time came that a political leader (whether this is the king/queen or parliament) went rogue the British people always have somebody to support and be heard by. There is ALWAYS somebody with enough power to keep the other in check. Both the crown and parliament need the British public’s support otherwise they will be thrown out. To conclude this means that no matter what happens in the future British people will never be ruled by a dictator or somebody who doesn’t treat the people correctly. If you have taken the time to read this very long comment... thank you, please give it a like so more can learn why this system makes the British political landscape so secure!
As much as it seems that the Queens power is limitless, as a country and a peoples, we have a contentious relationship with the monarchy. Quite a few have ended up headless following rebellions (see the creation of the Magna Carta and why and the inclusion of an oath to the people upon coronation that every monarch since the Magna Carta including Queen Elizabeth II, and English Common Law, specifically English because of the make up of the country at the time, the other countries of the UK aren't covered by it). So it pays for a monarch to be seen to be behaving themselves 😉
Don’t worry nok. Any of the people that say u talk slow simply are xQc viewers. He talks fast asf and is one of the biggest reaction channels on yt, no need to take the hate
Look up Ann Sacoolas for more information on diplomatic immunity. Even relatively minor diplomatic figures can get away with serious crimes in foreign countries because of international law.
The part about being subjects not citizens isn't correct any more though - that changed in the 80s. Though she probably could still seize assets. On whales - technically all whales, dolphins and porpoises in Uk waters belong to the Queen. Oh, she can technically still dissolve several other governments around the world too, where she's still head of state. But Kaiser Willhelm and Tsar Nicholas were her cousins, and it wasn't that long after they were overthrown that she was born - and she lived through the whole Edward VIII debacle, and the break up of the British Empire - she is fully aware of what coud happen if she were too forceful in her use of power.
Its the same with everything, if you bark at everything NOONE listens as it becomes boring. When the Queen or the Vatican say something, suddenly everyone listens and therefore changes people opinions and what is going on? Question Question. She plays her role better than most.
@@robdeavegreen I'm not sure it was a prime minister I believe it was someone running for prime minister and she had him removed from the ballet so no one could vote for him, either way what I do know is this was done due to his anti British anti commonwealth views
@@robdeavegreen that was the Australian Govoner General who did that without authorisation from the Queen. Technically he didn't need it as he was acting in her name but the Queen was not happy about it.
Not long a go the wife of a US military diplomat hit a motorcyclist and killed him. She fled back to the US using diplomatic immunity. Though the British government petitioned the US president for her return to face justice, it was denied. That woman is living free in the US while the parents of the motorcyclist live with their grief.
Hmmmm, it would be like having diplomatic immunity, say an America Diplomats wife was to drive on the wrong side of the road and kill someone, say on a motorbike and just run away back to the states and not be prosecuted!
I've seen other US reactors see this video and I think it's a bit misleading. The Queen does have a lot of powers on paper but would never be allowed to use them unilaterally or there'd be a revolution. The best US analogy I can think of is that under the US constitution, state governments are allowed to ignore how people voted for president and just appoint their own electors to vote for whoever. But when certain people advocated that in the recent presidential election (I think in Pennsylvania) they were laughed out of the room and nobody took it seriously as a threat.
I'm pretty sure a US diplomat recently drove down the wrong side of the road, killed a kid, and got away with it, purely because she had diplomatic immunity.
She has first dibs on any whales because whales used to be the primary source of oil before the oil industry got started. Also the US has any number of foreign ambassadors and other officials in the country that are above US law. But the US government has to grant them that immunity, and can withdraw it or expel them from the country whenever it wants. And while there would be no legal consequences for any of these people will-fully breaking the law, there could well be serious diplomatic consequences.
Anyone with diplomatic immunity cant be charged with anything..all that happens is they get booted out of the country. There was a recent case in the UK were a guy was killed in a hit and run and the woman (from the US) had diplomatic immunity so couldnt be charged.
It is not the powers the Queen has that are important, it is the powers she prevents others from having.
I have heard people in America stating that they wouldn't want to be a subject to anyone however I am proud to be a subject of Queen Elizabeth and feel that she is the one that serves us and not the other way around but if ever needed the armed forces would be all to happy to follow any order given by the Queen even if it is the complete opposite to the orders given by the prime minister or government. Our allegiance and our oaths are sworn to Queen and country not government, prime minister or a constitution.
One of the advantages of a monarchy is that the monarch wants to leave the country in a good condition for their children to inherit. A president has a few years to steal as much as he can, a monarch must do what is good for the long term future of the country.
Police Officers also take an oath to the Crown and she is also head of the Courts and Judicary as well as Head of the Commonwealth of Nations which comprises 54 countries.,
The Queens real power is that most especially in Great Britain would stand by her against all others she is our leader
Great Britain isn't the name of the country. It's the UK.
@@redceltnet the UK isn't a country
@@thatsthat2612 The UK has a parliament. It has a military. It has a head of state. It has a currency. It has embassies all over the world. It has a seat on the UN's security council. It is a founding member of NATO. If the UK isn't a country, it's doing an impressive imitation of one.
Another good video mate. Ignore that guy who said you talk to slow, the way you present is just fine.
Thank you!
Is it safe to say that the Queen is the most powerful leader in the world not the president of the united States?
@@Sam-vh5vn president wasn’t the most powerful anyway lol
@@Owen_157 What people dont realise is that the the people of the uk myself included love the royal family even the army takes an oath to serve her but with presidents the people are always split by political beliefs
@@CiaranW2003 I’m not American so I really don’t know but I’ve never really cared for the royal family and I am British
There actually a quote from a sub captain when asked about the nuclear deterrent that he trusts the queen would step in and stop a launch of the prime minister was unstable or something similar
Although Her Majesty hardly ever uses the powers she is entitled to, knowing that she could (if she so desired), is normally enough reason for people NOT to piss her off!
That is power!
God Save The Queen!
To give an example of the Queen's influence she personally drove a male member of the Saudi Royal family around her estate, which was a bit of a shock for them as women weren't allowed to drive in Saudi, shortly afterwards women were allowed to drive in Saudi. I'm not saying it's all down to her or that she even said anything but she chose to drive to make a point and then things changed.
The Queen is well respected in the UK and deservedly so, to have all that power and to never exert any of it speaks volumes as to the kind of person she is.
Which is why our parliamentary system works so well - because ultimate power resides in the Crown, rather than Parliament or any political figure, we aren't at risk of ever becoming a dictatorship.
All the power is held by someone who chooses not to wield it
About the whale thing: Whales are very valuable, or were. They were the primary source of oil for lamps and stuff (this was before electricity) and if it has ambergris in it as well (ambergris is like really valuable whale vomit, used in perfume) it's worth a fortune.
To have total power and not be totally corrupt, not many could do that.
Which is why the monarchy as it stands in the UK will probably only last as long as she does.
@@Oldlard That's really just not true, it's a many millennia old institution.
@@will1856 Yes but it only stays as it is due to the will of the people basically putting up with it. And while the queen understands this and conducts herself impeccably I cannot see Charles managing the same thing.
@@Oldlard the monarchy will be around for a very long time to come, the majority of Brits will continue to support it.
That's right, even myself is in support of the Royal family, I hate Charles but still stand by our royal family
Im pretty sure she also has the power to dissolve the Commonwealth and reform the British Empire
The queen was also in the military during WW2 she was part of logistics if I recall driving supply trucks etc.
The Queen was a mechanic during the war and repaired all sorts of military vehicles.
Why do Americans always refer to Elizabeth II, Queen of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and her dependencies overseas as the Queen of England?
Technically she's the queen of Scotland and just conquered all the other places in various wars.
She does have a lot of powers but generally let’s the Prime Minister do His/Her job to keep the country running and safe. You hear all here powers but generally she just authorised or denies things said by the PM in their weekly meetings, she is the top person who everyone looks up to and she sets the standards in the country, if she goes out during/after a pandemic like COVID 19, she will bring stability and calm the British public even in one appearance. She’s a remarkable woman and we are very lucky and proud to have her in Britain
Great video you should react Britain and their fight against the slave trade
Because the Queen holds those powers, no one else can. I think that is one of the most important aspects of the monarchy. I think it also fair to say that we look to the Monarch as “head of the nation”. That’s particularly important in times of crisis eg during WWII.
Called diplomatic immunity and anybody who has it can get away with a crime. As mention in a comment below an American woman called Ann Sacoolas killed a 19 year old lad whilst driving on the wrong side of the road in the UK she claimed diplomatic immunity and ran back to America. Where she now remains without any consequences for her actions
She didn't have immunity did she? Thats just her husband who had immunity. she should be shipped back here to answer to our courts not the american ones
@@CiaranW2003 she had it for enough time to get her out of UK and once she got back to America she knew that the one sided extradition treaty means she will never return to UK to face trail.
She is also the Queen of Australia and has the same or greater powers here.
The Queen gives the nod. She doesn't run things. We love her.
Thank you for your kind and respectful comments for our gracious Queen.
Also love the " don't mess with the Queen " .... That's what we as here subject's know too !! But who would do that anyway, such a delightful, dignified and hard working lady. As she said, whether her life be long or short. She would be always in the service of us all....God save the Queen.
2 fun facts
1, The Queen owns every swan on British Land or in British waters.
2, Any dead body, be it creature or human, technically needs to be reported straight to the Queen BEFORE anybody else.
Most of these powers were put in place, back in the olden days of British conquest, but have mainly fallen to a mythic status of "She could do that but she chooses not to".
The Queen being above the law is due to the querk that it in all UK courts is the crown that is the prosecution and the crown can not prosecute its self.
If she ran a red light and got pulled over. You would have to go threw so many guards around her that no one could even talk to her 😂
She also served during world war 2 as a mechanic
Back when she was only a princess, serving in her father's army. Later she fell in love with a rough swearing sailor and actually married the guy till death did them part in 2021.
7:43 Lets hope she uses this power on some of those nasty Twitter trolls who attacked Prince Philip 🤞
Diplomatic immunity works both ways. Real life example: Anne Sacoolas, the wife of a CIA operative was driving on the wrong side of the road in Britain causing a collision that resulted in the death of a teenager Harry Dunn in 2019. She claimed diplomatic immunity and fled back to America without any consequences. The information is available on the internet if you wish to look it up.
It's call trust, both ways.
hahahahaha 'Dont piss her off' thankfully she's got passed PMS or as we say PMT
"The queen of England" asks this Scotsman?
Everyone else - "The Queen of Great Britain"
Americans - The Queen of England.
King James the 6th of Scotland established the throne she sits on & guards true.
One monarch of the isle since 1603.
Ffffffuck I love our wee island.
@@scottishnarrator1776 remember she is also the Queen of Northern Ireland, therefore the Queen of the United Kingdom.
Regarding the whales. It's irrelevant now, but in the old days, amber gris was obtained from whale carcasses and that was very valuable.
She is our monarch and loved by most of us . GOD SAVE THE QUEEN. 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Hey friend, yes our Queen has all that power, but she doesn't need or want to use it, no need to 😃. This is why she is loved the world over, not from fear of being hurt or overthrown, but by knowing that she would never use this incredible power she has, ever to be used against her subjects. God Bless HRM Queen Elizabeth. 🇬🇧
The whales bit dates back to when whale bones were used to make corsets.
Yea and whale blubber or fat was used to fuel lamps and the likes as well as numerous other things were made from it such as a lot of make up and we all know we can't have the Monarch in the dark and with out make up or a decent corset lol
And some of these apply to Canada and Australia.. she can dissolve both parliments
She can also dissolve the parliament of Canada, Australia, and New Zealand plus fire their prime ministers because she's head of state.
If she ever tried that, those countries would soon vote to become republics. In Canada we still like the monarchy but see no reason why it should have any power that is not symbolic.
@@przemekkozlowski7835 Well she technically did, via her governor general to Australia when then PM Gough Whitlam was dismissed
There was an American lady married to someone from the US government she ran over a kid then went to an airforce base and went back to American
Yeah I came to explain that as an example to the foreign diplomats immunity to prosecution. (Shame thou depending on which way the information that was out at the time then she wasn’t exempt).
Whales - old fashioned dresses - royalty used to use whale rib to poke out the bottom of dresses
I think it was her father ,George the Sixth ,who said " And if the people don`t want us any more ,we will go quietly". So the Royal Family know that now ,in present times ,they rule by the will of the people
Don't listen to they guy who said you talk slow ignore them your fine bud and also good to see you react to this one 👍👍 keep up the videos bud 😉
The whale thing dates back to a time when whale fat was very valuable. Margarine used to be made from whale fat but now its vegetable oil.
since i always learn new things that are interesting from your video since the past few days. I thought i would add a little funny story about me in middle school. like an extra bonus of things you never knew and now you know. anyway:
I remember a time when i was young an acquaintance of mine in middle school asked me to be his "right hand man". At the time I didn't understand what a right hand man means (i was 8). So i said sure, sooner or later i found myself standing in the playground watching my acquaintance, on his knees, ask out a girl. The guy then told me to pass the ring, so what i did was i gave it to some other dude and said that i had to use the restroom.
i ran as fast as my little legs could carry me. it was social humiliation i did not want to be part of. and thank god i did because after just a week they broke up and it would feel really awkward to have some random girl come up to me and ask me why my acquaintance broke up with her. (for the record in those days things got dramatic, even for young kids. like really dramatic.)
The Queen is the boss, simple as that. 👍
it was also rumoured that the queen threatened to shoot the ruler of argentina if they ever tryed to take the falklands again
One thing I would say " H. M. the Queen ,is above politics " !!!
A while back it was illegal for women to drive vehicles in Saudi Arabia. During this period the King of Saudi came to the United Kingdom on an official visit. Whilst staying at Buckingham Palace he went to sit in a car ready to tour around London. It would have been a good idea to provide him with a woman driver but he would have got out the car and refused to be driven in this way. Within two minutes a driver arrived no other than HM Queen Elizabeth to drive him. Nothing he could do about it and Saudi law changed shortly after this incident.
That wasn't in London it was on the Balmoral estate. Although the Queen did drive she rarely did so on public roads. The aditional bit is that she didn't drive at a slow pace either and when the Prince was begging her to slow down, she went faster. At the end her comment was, 'not bad, for a woman driving'.
@@madabbafan Thank you for the heads up.
Love the vids. A good channel to react to is How to Basic!
as a diplomat she has diplomatic immunity in a host nation - ordinarily such individuals are prosecuted upon their return home - however she cannot be prosecuted in the UK (and is also head of all the military)
In the old days the King was the Law
How about a most haunted segment. Comparing a few different countries and their most haunted locals
Good video mate , HRH queen Elizabeth is the Original gangster
Diplomatic immunity is universal
The Queens proclomation was recently over ruled by the Supreme Court . She allowed , on the advice of the Primeminister the dissolution of Parliament ( for the summer holidays , happens every year ) . The Opposition thought this dissolution was being used by the PM to be sneaky with a bill trying to go through Parliament .The Supreme Court ruled that this royal proclomation proroguing of Parliament was " unlawful" ( which means it never happened ). So the Supreme Court over ruled the Royal Proclomation .The Queen cannot act unlawfully so it was ruled that the PM had unlawfully advised the Queen to prorogue Parliament. The Queen is never wrong , only badly advised.
The Queen is the Head of State in the UK and thus receives Diplomatic Immunity meaning she is safe from prosecution in any foreign country. As she is above the Law in the UK and has Diplomatic Immunity everywhere else, she can commit any crime consevable on earth and suffer no legal consequences for doing so.
Hope that clears it up =)
you should react to UK or Queen memes some time.
for countries to look into the history of, I would say look into the Baltics. They have some great history even up to the present.
The whale thing is because whale blubber and the solid stuff they produce is extremely valuable. It's used to make perfume and it costs an absolute fortune. A guy found a good size chunk and got like nearly 100k for it.
It's always been a valuable commodity so it was added that any whales wash up are property of the monarchy. Thst law is hundreds of years old.
All ambassador's and their staff have the same rights in any country they are stationed in.
Diplomatic immunity is universal for any diplomat (with a diplomat's paperwork), the thing is she is one that everyone knows by sight, so no papers are needed. If a diplomat commits a felony in another state, said state can ask for his government to give him/her over for trial, and if the country refuses, it may sometimes lead to war...
You need to check out Simons site bio graphics…., lots of interesting stuff
All diplomats have immunity abroad I think
She would have diplomatic immunity in the USA or any other country (can I remind you of the US lady who killed a motorcyclist in the UK recently - and claimed diplomatic immunity and was able to flee back to the US). She is indeed the head of the Armed Forces, and I swore my oath to her when joining the Army. Due to her own military service, and that of her family, she is held in very high regard. Respected. She - and not a fly by night politician - has the loyalty of the military. Great check on any government who might try to go down the tyrannical route! The powers exist, as he says, for times of extreme crisis. R.I.P. ma'am - and thank you for your service. God save the King.
she isn't just Queen of England, Canada, Australia ,New Zealand and many other nations she is Queen.
Please can all Americans please stop calling her "the queen of England".. she's the queen of the UK!....there is NO "queen of England"
Actually she’s both.
@@Bob10009 exactly she is Queen of the UK which in turn means she is the Queen of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as well as numerous countries in the common wealth
@@Bob10009 No. She isn't. The English and Scottish monarchies stopped existing more than 300 years ago. Please try and keep up with *current* events.
@@mattyocat7308 you just agreed with me 🤦🏻♂️😂
@@redceltnet erm…..yeah, ok 😂😂🤦🏻♂️
Evan Hitler was terrified of the Queen mum, and she wasn't Evan Queen, he said that she was the most powerful woman in the world.
with a lot of these, though, you have to think of it practically. Yes, The Queen COULD declare war on a country, but that gets really dicey if it's not in accordance with parliament and the rest of the UK. If she does choose to declare war when parliament doesn't want to, parliament could stage a coup or start a revolution and the war would be in effect, useless.
As for her being ABOVE the law across the globe, yes, in UK law, she may be exempt from criminal prosecution in other countries. But what about other countries' laws? If she breaks a law in say, the US, then yes, BRITAIN can do nothing. They can't prosecute her criminally. However, America could still say that she's breaking the law and prosecute her. If Britain wanted to, they could try to go to war with the US if they did this, but really... what's the point?
As for the Queen criminally prosecuting an, as the video states "subject of the monarch", it's the same way. Yes, she could in theory try to, but Parliament and the people COULD get in the way if they really wanted to.
As for getting all whales that wash up on shore, I assume this is just a thing of property arriving in Britain and the monarchy wanting to be really stingy and take as much as they could. It seems like it has more of a political meaning than a practical use.
Yes, she has a lot of powers, for instance, power of the army and power to pretty much do whatever she wants with the government, but again, this is all in theory. The people could just revolt and take over and do what they want (as they have done in history) or the armed forces could just turn on her, or another country might not like her getting so much power and could invade or declare war on her.
As for not pissing off the Queen, YES, DO NOT FUCK WITH THE QUEEN.
All of what I say here is MY TAKE, it may not be correct, and I'm not trying to sway anyone's opinion, it's just something to think about
You don’t talk too slow but I do love your beard
She is the Queen,our entire existence in Britain is in her name.the armed forces are all royal, the mail is royal, all courts are royal, she can’t prosecute herself. If she did anything to upset us we could do to her what we did to Charles 1 in 1642, not literally but you get my point.
You have to remember, most of the queens rights, are ancient, and would never be brought into use. They are still there, because we can't be bothered to rewrite them.
It's not because we can't be bothered - it's because she acts as a counterbalance to the possibility of a corrupt/despotic government and can seize power from them in a crisis. Americans who are most passionate about the right to bear arms cite defending themselves from their own government if need be as the number one reason to never change that law. Same basic premise with The Crown - it's a failsafe against a government gone rogue.
They cannot be changed, the government does not have the authority nor do the people!
Considering that all laws must be signed off by the queen herself I can't see these laws changing anytime soon
Ye the Queen 👑 has more power than people realise.. I don't think you talk slow mate.. There are county's in the UK where people talk a lot slower than you do.. Saying hello can take up to 30 seconds in some places.. 😂.. So don't worry about the speed of your speech mate ok.. You just keep doing what you're doing..
About diplomatic immunity a couple of years back a US political women (can't remember name) had a DUI and hit n run and killed somebody and fled back to us and tried claiming this. The US refuse to extradite
in the UK the Queen is ALL POWERFUL
she's also the head of state of 15 countries. (so all of that also applies in places like Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica etc etc)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_realm
the UK is an island of course we have whales that wash up on shore :) whales used to be big business (mostly for oil and baleen) so that's why you would want 1st dibs a whale used to be worth a LOT of money
the queen is the ONLY person in the UK who can declare war, parliament and the prime minister has to ask her permission before declaring war. it is ultimately her decision (in reality tho she will go with what they advise is the best course of action) but she's the one that signs off on it, parliament couldn't use HER armed forces without her permission
if parliament wants to go to war with a country and the queen says no there is no war.
and yes she is diplomatically immune from prosecution for any crime in any country, she wouldn't need to get away with murder, she would just do it and it wouldn't go to trial, she wouldn't even need to answer for the crime
Some of these powers can be used in other commonwealth countries too.
Of course, the Queen still owns all of Canada.
You remind me of the timthetatman by the looks/beard
I get that a lot, tim actually knows who I am as I’m pretty active in his community.
The only power that the monarch has is to dismiss an unpopular or chaotic government. This is done in nations where the monarch is head of state by their Governors General. The GG of Canada can force Trudeau to go to the country. John Kerr did this as GG of Australia in 1976 and sacked the Whitlam govt.
Yeah she could come to America and commit a crime and not be prosecuted if an ambassadors wife can come here kill someone in a car accident and run back to America and get away with it due to diplomatic immunity then I'm sure the Queen can do the same
The power balance in the UK is often looked upon that the queen is dangerous and nobody should have that sort of power but I it’s an amazing balance of power that secures the UK to be a stable nation forever. Let me try and explain in the shortest way possible. Yes the queen has absolute power BUT she can only use this power with the support of the UK public (her subjects) if she was to use her power against the population of the UK the citizens would revolt against her backed by parliament and throw her out of power. If a dangerous political power got into parliament and decided to flex its power against the citizens of the UK the queen has the power to stop said dangerous political party from acting against the citizens of the UK as she has supreme power. In effect this causes a power triangle. The queen can’t act against the British people and if she did parliament would gain enough support from the public to throw her out. Parliament can never act against the British people as the queen would gain enough support to throw out. Lastly in the triangle the British public who if ever a time came that a political leader (whether this is the king/queen or parliament) went rogue the British people always have somebody to support and be heard by. There is ALWAYS somebody with enough power to keep the other in check. Both the crown and parliament need the British public’s support otherwise they will be thrown out. To conclude this means that no matter what happens in the future British people will never be ruled by a dictator or somebody who doesn’t treat the people correctly. If you have taken the time to read this very long comment... thank you, please give it a like so more can learn why this system makes the British political landscape so secure!
As much as it seems that the Queens power is limitless, as a country and a peoples, we have a contentious relationship with the monarchy. Quite a few have ended up headless following rebellions (see the creation of the Magna Carta and why and the inclusion of an oath to the people upon coronation that every monarch since the Magna Carta including Queen Elizabeth II, and English Common Law, specifically English because of the make up of the country at the time, the other countries of the UK aren't covered by it).
So it pays for a monarch to be seen to be behaving themselves 😉
you don't know your history
Rocking The Beard
Can you react to " geography now ireland" a very insightful video without being too long
Jamie hit me up when go through the beautiful rover and I will!!
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If the US had the Queen, the President would have explain himself every week to Uncle Sam. That’s what she is!
Diplomatic immunity is a tad scary isn’t it?!
Don’t worry nok. Any of the people that say u talk slow simply are xQc viewers. He talks fast asf and is one of the biggest reaction channels on yt, no need to take the hate
Diplomatic immunity
Look up Ann Sacoolas for more information on diplomatic immunity. Even relatively minor diplomatic figures can get away with serious crimes in foreign countries because of international law.
The part about being subjects not citizens isn't correct any more though - that changed in the 80s. Though she probably could still seize assets.
On whales - technically all whales, dolphins and porpoises in Uk waters belong to the Queen.
Oh, she can technically still dissolve several other governments around the world too, where she's still head of state.
But Kaiser Willhelm and Tsar Nicholas were her cousins, and it wasn't that long after they were overthrown that she was born - and she lived through the whole Edward VIII debacle, and the break up of the British Empire - she is fully aware of what coud happen if she were too forceful in her use of power.
Whales? meat bone oil and with some species ...Ivory and ofcourse ambergris.
not forgetting ofcourse She owns the seabeds out to the 12 mile limit....all money :)
Great videos, check out (What happens when the Queen dies video ) it`s amazing.
HMG= Her Majesties Government
Its the same with everything, if you bark at everything NOONE listens as it becomes boring. When the Queen or the Vatican say something, suddenly everyone listens and therefore changes people opinions and what is going on? Question Question. She plays her role better than most.
She runs Canada and Australia and can dissolve their parliaments
She had a high commissioner of Australia sack a prime minister there once I believe.
@@robdeavegreen I'm not sure it was a prime minister I believe it was someone running for prime minister and she had him removed from the ballet so no one could vote for him, either way what I do know is this was done due to his anti British anti commonwealth views
@@robdeavegreen that was the Australian Govoner General who did that without authorisation from the Queen. Technically he didn't need it as he was acting in her name but the Queen was not happy about it.
Not long a go the wife of a US military diplomat hit a motorcyclist and killed him. She fled back to the US using diplomatic immunity.
Though the British government petitioned the US president for her return to face justice, it was denied.
That woman is living free in the US while the parents of the motorcyclist live with their grief.
Hmmmm, it would be like having diplomatic immunity, say an America Diplomats wife was to drive on the wrong side of the road and kill someone, say on a motorbike and just run away back to the states and not be prosecuted!
I've seen other US reactors see this video and I think it's a bit misleading. The Queen does have a lot of powers on paper but would never be allowed to use them unilaterally or there'd be a revolution. The best US analogy I can think of is that under the US constitution, state governments are allowed to ignore how people voted for president and just appoint their own electors to vote for whoever. But when certain people advocated that in the recent presidential election (I think in Pennsylvania) they were laughed out of the room and nobody took it seriously as a threat.
i think depending on what she did civil war
I'm pretty sure a US diplomat recently drove down the wrong side of the road, killed a kid, and got away with it, purely because she had diplomatic immunity.
The speed of your delivery is just fine !
She has first dibs on any whales because whales used to be the primary source of oil before the oil industry got started. Also the US has any number of foreign ambassadors and other officials in the country that are above US law. But the US government has to grant them that immunity, and can withdraw it or expel them from the country whenever it wants. And while there would be no legal consequences for any of these people will-fully breaking the law, there could well be serious diplomatic consequences.
Anyone with diplomatic immunity cant be charged with anything..all that happens is they get booted out of the country. There was a recent case in the UK were a guy was killed in a hit and run and the woman (from the US) had diplomatic immunity so couldnt be charged.