Can the Queen/royal family be arrested, taken to court...give evidence...In short is she above the law?

Question

Can the Queen/royal family be arrested, taken to court...give evidence...In short is she above the law?

Answer 1

The queen is not above the law, she IS the law! All criminal prosecutions are brought as R(egina) vs. .....................

Other members of the royal family are subject to the law, like everyone else.

Answer 2

As Duffer says, the Queen IS the law. However, don't forget that Parliament makes the laws, as Charles I found out.

Answer 3

The Magna Carta in England stated that royalty is not above the law. But, in prison she might get a little bit of royal treatment.

Answer 4

were told shes not but she will be

everyone ''loves'' her

Answer 5

the court IS the queens court, technically the queen can never be charged or made to appear in court.

Answer 6

The Queen is immune from prosecution in the courts. It is part of the Royal Perogative. Howver this does not stretch to other members of the royal family.

Answer 7

No-one is above the law. I'm not sure how they would go about enforcing the laws since the police force are employed by the Queen but there must be a way around it.

Answer 8

Hopefully the British will wake up and follow the French lead.   They (The French) were smart enough to take care of Royalty with, "Mme. La Guillotine".

Answer 9

not as far as i know

Answer 10

No she's not above the law

Answer 11

No one's above the law so if there's reason to arrest her they would & SHOULD

Answer 12

If they do something wrong, then yes. The Magna Carta says that a monarch is not above the law.

Of course, they can pay their way out of the crime or getting punished.

Answer 13

No, not above the law. Remember Charles 1st and that little matter of the civil war?

Answer 14

She'd be given the royal treatment, just like Paris....

Answer 15

The Queen IS the law. She cannot be tried in court because She would have to give evidence to and try Herself.

The Law states that "The Queen can do no wrong "and that "The Queen is the fount of all justice".

This applies to The Queen only : any other member of the Royal Family can be brought to court, charged, made to give evidence.

Vivat Elizabetha Regina.

Answer 16

No the Royal family are not above the law, if any of them committed murder etc they would be taken through the courts.

Some years ago Princess Anne was done for a speeding offence...

Answer 17

If the day comes when that slag goes down, man I wanna be in the public gallery more than anyone walking and the drinks are on me !!