Why has the queen given a speech today..?
924578
You tell em girl. But be fair if you were married to Phillip you'd want to get out of the house as much as possible.
846785
Assuming you mean the Queen of England -- she has no political power whatsoever.  She does, however, have money and no doubt many political / affluent connections.\n\nShe has no real power, though.  She's just a figurehead.  The monarchy was abolished as a real political entity in the UK long ago.
312301
What an honor and privileged it would be to have tea with HRH Queen Elizabeth the II. It was truly heartwarming to see pictures of her celebrating her 80th with close members of her family. God bless the Queen!
193499
The queen of England is merely a figurehead in parliament. The Prime Minister does all the work. (Likewise, no disrespect.) It wasn't always like that though. Before the English Revolution, it was the other way around. to find out more on the subject, do a search about "English Revolution."
1136117
Freedom !!!!!!!!!  In the form of Democracy.   The British GOVT is OK , Prime Minister Blair really runs things well.  The Queen along with the rest of the Monarchy, is a tribute to the past, the History and what the Country symbolizes, but on a day to day of GOVT activities, Mr. Prime Minister Blair runs with it.
871338
The Queen of England is much richer than either of them. She owns extensive land and things such as jewels etc which are priceless. That is apart from her monitary assets.
1170635
It is not only time, in my view it is long overdue. Despite her apparently great popularity (which is really a myth) Queen Elizabeth II has nothing to show for in her 53 years on the throne. No great achievements or ground-breaking events, and nothing in her personal capacity. She is in fact one of the most boring women in the world. \nIn contrast to her, Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, is a very intelligent, highly trained and motivated, and a deeply caring man. He is concerned with the environment, agriculture, architecture, the arts, philosophy, politics, social issues and much more. But he is kept from doing a lot of good by his stubborn mother who believes she has to sit on the throne until she dies.\n\nTherefore history repeats itself. Like the dull Queen Victoria, who also did nothing of her own to change the world, Elizabeth II did inherit the throne as a very young woman and occupies it until her death in old age. And like Edward VII, Charles will be himself already an elderly man when he finally gets his chance. And like Edward VII, who was frustrated by his mother and fled into a life of adventures, affairs and escapades, Charles will not live long enough to make an impact and bring his ideas to work.\n\nBoth Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth II are living examples against a heriditary monarchy (and George V and George VI did not much for it either). It is about time for Britain to leave the 19th century and arrive in the present, which has no use for dull and uninspiring Queens prancing around in bright yellow and bright pink dresses like nightclub dancers and block the progress of political development.
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The power of the royal family in England has been declining steadily ever since the Magna Carta.  Nowadays, the royal family has almost no say in anything whatsoever.  They can, however, make speeches to appeal to the masses, although this tactic for control has almost never been used.  The queen can suggest things to the prime minister, and in certain cases it would be impolite for him to refuse (like asking him over for tea), but the monarch cannot order the prime minister to do anything.
408384
God save the Queen! I'm proud tha HRH Queen Elizabeth II is the Queen of Canada! Happy Birthday your Majesty!
780463
`hi honey, so what did you say in that matter? `\n\n`it's been usually more easier to say that way, my darling, but more difficult to act. if she has to go to Rita than we will get more harder time, but I know,  you're saying the truth here, as usually. let's see what will happen after we get back from work today. by the way, you are with Robert - and that's the deal`
343920
Wow, a smart woman! \nShe asked\n\n\nAn unsaid pillar of support.
634607
She has to reflect the policies of the President.  She is  a traveling "mouth-piece" of the USA President.  She is not allowed to say anything that is not approved of by the President and his advisors.... She is a puppet for the President.  If you can't trust her... it is because she has to reflect the policies that come down to her from the Oval Office.
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A dumping grounds for the libs inane rhetoric, maybe, but they all jumped ship on this question, didn't they?\n\nBTW- I see that Mini busted you. Funny how libs swear up and down that you can't string two words together, yet she managed to see right through you anyway.
376260
Coz at that time Queen Elizabeth wouln't agree!
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Yes she uses such words in her annual addresses to the Commonwealth.
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The "queen mum" is short for the Queen Mother, which really means the Queen's Mother Who Was Herself a Queen.  She's dead.\n\nQueen Elizabeth II seems not to have any authority, but technically she does, as I am sure that she doesn't have to sign anything that she doesn't want to.  But that would cause an uproar you wouldn't believe.  And the Prime Minister has to go see her every week or so and go over the stuff they want her to sign.\n\nSo it's a bit of a puzzle as to just what kind of authority she has.  In actual practice she has no political authority...it's all theoretical.
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Commonwealth Day is the annual celebration of the Commonwealth of Nations held on the second Monday in March, and which is marked by a multi-faith service in Westminster Abbey normally attended by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Head of the Commonwealth, the Commonwealth Secretary-General and the Commonwealth High Commissioners in London. The Queen delivers an address to the Commonwealth which is broadcast throughout the world on the BBC.\n\nWhile it has a certain official status, Commonwealth Day is not a public holiday in most Commonwealth countries and there is very little public awareness of it.\n\nAfter the death in 1901 of Queen Victoria, the first British Monarch who used the style Emperor/Empress of India (in the British position as Paramount ruler) in addition to the royal title of the UK, her birthday, May 24, was made an annual commemoration under the name Empire Day.\n\nIn 1958 Empire Day was renamed Commonwealth Day, in accordance with the new post-colonial form of the forum of nations bound by the (former or continuing) rule of the British crown, and from 1977 it has been celebrated on the second Monday in March rather than in May.\n\nIn 2006 Queen Elizabeth II delivered her Commonwealth Day address from St. Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney, Australia.