Can someone please explain the british royalty to me?

Question

Why is there no king--did he die?? and what happens when Queen Elizabeth dies? Is charles next in line with camilla? Then when he dies, is it william? What is the point of the british royalty now...do they hold power, or does the parliment?

Lastly, how do they have money? I have never seen Elizabeth work...

Answer 1

When the Queen dies, Charles will become King, I don't know really how it works either, but for some reason they believe they are the elite of the world - "blue bloods" are what they're called.

But if you trace their family tree it resembles a palm tree. No wonder Charles looks like a rat.

Answer 2

Only blood relatives can become a king or a queen. HM Queen Elizabeth became queen when her blood father died. After the Queen dies HRH Prince Charles will be King and when he dies HRH Prince William will be king. And if he has a child and its a girl she will become Queen or if he has a boy than the boy will become King.

There isn't a true purpose but watch the movie "the Queen." The role of the King or Queen is to have meetings with the military, prime minister and hold large gatherings of leaders from the world and to promote tourism. She or He is also the head of the church of England.

And for the financial aspect I think they have money from private businesses and from their ancestor's wealth. They also get paid by the government. And when public parties are held the people's taxes are usually used to fund it.

Answer 3

Firstly, you really seem to have a pretty good grasp on the line of succession.

The Queen was the next in line after her father, the previous King/monarch of Great Britain died (George VI died in 1952).  Queen Elizabeth was the older of his two daughters.  There were no sons, so she was next in line.  That's why there is no king.  Her husband is styled the Prince Consort, because the husband of the monarch can not be a king.  A king would be more powerful than his queen, and SHE is the one who descended from the previous king, not her husband.

Her oldest son, Charles, is next in line for the throne.  If Elizabeth dies and Charles survives her, HE will ascend the throne, but Camilla will not.  The spouse of the monarch is really unimportant, but she is pretty unpopular, and may not even receive the title of "Queen Consort" (which is the official title of most of the queens of Britain...they, too do not rule).  If Camilla survives Charles, her position will remain unchanged, or irrelevant.  She may even be demoted.  Even Diana would never have been more than Queen Consort and then, possibly, Queen Mother.  

After Charles, William (his eldest son) will reign.  If Charles dies before Elizabeth, the line still goes to William.  If William should die without having children, the line goes to Harry, then Andrew, his daughters, Edward, and his children.

They don't really have much power.  They are called figureheads.  They can make some decisions, and are sort of spiritual leaders (in a sense) and more traditional than anything.

Mostly, the royal family are paid with taxes from the government coffers, and if you stick around and read the questions here, you are bound to see many people who think they are irrelevant and out of date, and overpaid (with money that the populace thinks they should not be paying in to their taxes) and should be eradicated.  They do have a lot of wealth of their own.  The Queen owns a LOT of real estate.

Lastly, she DOES actually work, although there are many people who think that her work is unimportant, and she shouldn't be paid with taxes for doing it.  A lot of her work is for charitable organizations, and a lot of supporters will say she brings in a lot of tourism money.  Their thinking is that there are an awful lot of tourists that come to Britain and spend money there, who might not bother, except that there is a Queen, and they can go sort of touch royalty (in a sense...touring the palace, etc.)

Also:  It should be noted that there are many royal families throughout Europe, and quite a few in other parts of the world...the Emperor of Japan, the Sultan of Brunei, and the Saudi Arabian royal family are often enough in the news.

Answer 4

There is no king because there is a reigning queen as monarch. Queen Elizabeth II was heir to the throne of her father,George VI.Philip,although of royal birth,is simply a spouse of a monarch.He is PRINCE CONSORT because no one can have a title higher than the monarch's title and "king" is considered higher than "queen." The UK doesn't use the designation "King Consort" for  husband of a reigning queen.

Charles is the heir apparent to the throne. He will be King,while wife Camilla will be Queen Consort,or Princess Consort,she has said. QUeen Consort is the title that a wife of a reigning king uses. Camilla has said that she wants to be known as princess consort out of respect for Diana.Many Diana-philes do not like Camilla and blaim her for the demise of the marriage of Charles and Diana.

The line of succession then will go on to William and any children he has,Harry and any children he has...Here is the current line:

Sovereign

1.   The Prince of Wales

2.   Prince William of Wales

3.   Prince Henry of Wales

4.   The Duke of York

5.   Princess Beatrice of York

6.   Princess Eugenie of York

7.   The Earl of Wessex

8.   Viscount Severn

9.   The Lady Louise Windsor

10. The Princess Royal

11. Mr. Peter Phillips

12. Miss Zara Phillips

13. Viscount Linley

14. The Hon. Charles Armstrong-Jones

15. The Hon. Margarita Armstrong-Jones

16. The Lady Sarah Chatto

17. Master Samuel Chatto

18. Master Arthur Chatto

19. The Duke of Gloucester

20. Earl of Ulster

21. Lord Culloden

22. The Lady Davina Lewis

23. The Lady Rose Windsor

24. The Duke of Kent

25. The Lady Marina-Charlotte Windsor

26. The Lady Amelia Windsor

27. The Lady Helen Taylor

28. Master Columbus Taylor

29. Master Cassius Taylor

30. Miss Eloise Taylor

31. Miss Estella Taylor

32. The Lord Frederick Windsor

33. The Lady Gabriella Windsor

34. Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy

35. Mr. James Ogilvy

36. Master Alexander Ogilvy

37. Miss Flora Ogilvy

38. Miss Marina Ogilvy

39. Master Christian Mowatt

40. Miss Zenouska Mowatt

The family is independently wealthy;monies are generated from businesses and lands,like the Duchy of Cornwall and the Duchy of Lancaster.Tax monies go towards the Civil List(costing each subject 62 pence per year)to pay for office expenses.See http://www.royal.gov/uk/output/Page4965....

The Queen shares advisory powers with the government.The Queen's role is to:

Perform the ceremonial and official duties of Head of State, including

representing Britain to the rest of the world;

Provide a focus for national identity and unity;

Provide stability and continuity in times of change;

Recognise achievement and excellence;

Encourage public and voluntary service.

She DOES work.Here is a sample of her day:

"The Queen begins her ordinary working day like many other people - with paperwork at her desk.

After scanning the daily British newspapers, The Queen reviews her correspondence. Every day, 200-300 (and sometimes many more) letters from the public arrive. The Queen chooses a selection to read herself and tells members of her staff how she would like them to be answered.

This enables The Queen personally to see a typical cross-section of her daily correspondence. Virtually every letter is answered by staff in her Private Secretary's office or by a lady-in-waiting.

The Queen will then see, separately, two of her Private Secretaries with the daily quota of official papers and documents. This process takes upwards of an hour.

Every day of every year, wherever she is, The Queen receives from government ministers, and from her representatives in the Commonwealth and foreign countries, information in the form of policy papers, Cabinet documents, telegrams, letters and other State papers.

These are sent up to her by the Private Secretaries in the famous 'red boxes'. All of these papers have to be read and, where necessary, approved and signed.

A series of official meetings or 'audiences' will often follow. The Queen will see a number of important people.

These include overseas ambassadors and high commissioners, newly appointed British ambassadors, senior members of the Armed Forces on their appointment and retirement, and English bishops and judges on their appointment.

Each meeting usually lasts 10 to 20 minutes, and usually The Queen and her visitor meet alone.

The Queen may also meet a number of people who have won prizes or awards in a variety of fields such as literature or science, to present them individually with their prize.



If there is an Investiture - a ceremony for the presentation of honours and decorations - it begins at 11.00am and lasts just over an hour. The Queen usually meets around 100 people at each Investiture to present Orders, decorations and medals.

The Queen will often lunch privately. Every few months, she and The Duke of Edinburgh will invite a dozen guests from a wide variety of backgrounds to an informal lunch.

If The Queen is spending the morning on engagements away from her desk and other commitments, she will visit up to three venues before lunch, either alone or jointly with The Duke of Edinburgh.

On a regional visit, The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh lunch with a wide variety of people in places ranging from town halls to hospitals."

visit  http://www.royal.gov/uk/ouput/Page4689.a... for her afternoon;from there you can also see her evening schedule. The site also explains what a constitutional monarchy is and how it works.

Answer 5

How do they make money? Haha. Well they tax the British public. Yes they have power and approve all prime ministers to power. And what good are they? Not much except it brings in millions and millions of tourists every year from all over the world making London the most visited city in the world which contributes greatly to the economy.

Answer 6

There is no king because elizabeth is queen, she is married to prince philip. when elizabeth dies charles becomes king, then when he dies william will become king. they don't really hold any power, they are mostly ceremonial. the british pay taxes as welfare for the royalty.

Answer 7

Thank goodnees I wasn't born in that house.

Answer 8

England has no salic law. Although Boys will take precedence over girls if there are no boys then the oldest daughter will inherit the throne. The previous King, George VI, only had two daughters, Elizabeth and Margaret, Elizabeth was older and therefore upon George VI's death she inherited the throne. England has never had a King Consort, all Consort's to female Monarchs have been Princes (with the exception of Philip II of Spain who was a King of Spain in his own right).

Scotland has had King Consort's (Henry Darnley, was King Consort to Mary, Queen of Scots) but since the union of the Crowns all Male Consorts have been Princes. William III was joint Monarch, Queen Anne's husband was Prince George, Queen Victoria's husband and was Prince Albert (and the only one with the title "Prince Consort").

The Queen has the power to appoint the Prime Minister, if there was a dead heat in the General election then she would have the choice of Prime Minister.

The Queen carries out a number of ceremonies and engagements on behalf of the nation and is paid for those. She also makes State visits and receives State visitors. Let's not forget she is nearly 82 and still carries out over 100 engagements and investitures a year.

Answer 9

The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, therefore, her husband Prince Philip is her "Prince Consort." A prince consort, generally speaking, is a common term for the husband of a Queen Regnant, unless he himself also is a king in his own right.

The Queen may also bestow upon him the title "King Consort", which is entirely at the will of the Queen. King consort is a title given in some monarchies to the husband of a queen regnant. Nowadays, it is a symbolic title only, the sole constitutional function of the holder being similar to a queen consort, namely to produce an heir to the throne.

Spain, Portugal, England and Scotland have all had kings consort; however, since the rank of king normally outranks that of queen, in most monarchies the queen's husband is given the title of prince or prince consort instead.

The line of succession to the British Throne is an ordered list of the people in line to succeed to the throne of the United Kingdom. The succession is regulated by the Act of Settlement 1701, which limits it to the heirs of the Electress Sophia of Hanover, as determined by male-preference primogeniture, religion, and legitimate birth.

Current List of Royals In Line to the British Throne:

1. HRH The Prince of Wales (The Prince Charles; b. 1948), son of Queen Elizabeth II

2. HRH Prince William of Wales (b. 1982), son of The Prince of Wales

3. HRH Prince Henry of Wales (b. 1984), son of The Prince of Wales

4. HRH The Duke of York (The Prince Andrew; b. 1960), son of Queen Elizabeth II

5. HRH Princess Beatrice of York (b. 1988), daughter of The Duke of York

6. HRH Princess Eugenie of York (b. 1990), daughter of The Duke of York

7. HRH The Earl of Wessex (The Prince Edward; b. 1964), son of Queen Elizabeth II

8. Viscount Severn (legally HRH Prince James of Wessex; b. 2007), son of The Earl of Wessex

9. Lady Louise Windsor (legally HRH Princess Louise of Wessex; b. 2003), daughter of The Earl of Wessex

10. HRH The Princess Royal (The Princess Anne; b. 1950), daughter of Queen Elizabeth II

11. Peter Phillips (b. 1977), son of The Princess Royal

12. Zara Phillips (b. 1981), daughter of The Princess Royal

In the UK, the Queen has numerous theoretical personal prerogatives. In practice, however, with the exception of the appointment of a prime minister, which is done with every prime minister, there are few circumstances in modern British government where these could be justifiably exercised; they have rarely been exercised in the last century. These powers could be exercised in an emergency such as a constitutional crisis.

In practice, political power is exercised today through Parliament and by the Prime Minister and Cabinet. The sovereign also holds the title of Supreme Governor of the established Church of England. The monarch holds a weekly audience with the Prime Minister, as well as regular audiences with other members of the Cabinet. The monarch may express his or her views, but, as a constitutional ruler, must ultimately accept the Prime Minister's and Cabinet's decisions.

The Queen technically owns the Crown Estate with holdings of £6 billion; however, the income of this is transferred to the Treasury in return for the civil list payments. In addition, the Queen is paid with an annual salary of £12 million, this of course comes from government funds, which comes from taxes and other financial resources. The Queen's annual salary is renewed every 10 years to reflect inflations and financial adjustments accordingly. Buckingham Palace accounts reveal that the Queen and the Royal Family cost each British taxpayer 60p per year (£35m a year, which, split between every British man, woman and child).

Answer 10

There is no king because we have a queen regnant, that is a queen in her own right. There is the title of king consort, which is a king by marriage, but this has fallen out of fashion in the UK.

When Queen Elizabeth dies, Charles, as her son and heir apparent, will succeed to the throne if he is still living at the time. When Charles dies, William, as Charles' heir apparent, will become king. Camilla is not in line of succession, she is simply Charles' wife. Of course, she will be queen when Charles is king, but she will be a queen consort and not a queen regnant. A queen consort is a queen by marriage.

The Queen technically has vast powers but rarely exercises them and she is above politics, instead taking the advice of her ministers on government matters. The Queen has the power to dissolve parliament, so whatever power parliament has they have it because of her.

The Queen receives income via the Civil List to pay for all of the official duties of the Royal Family. She DOES work, her job is to represent the United Kingdom and her other realms, which she does, and also to intervene in the case of certain political crises.

The Queen also receives income from the Duchy of Lancaster, of which she is said to be duke. The Prince of Wales (her son, Charles, also the title of the heir apparent) as Duke of Cornwall receives income from the Duchy of Cornwall.