What are the specific powers and duties of the British Monarch?

Question

Is there any real power left.

Answer 1

They take our money basically. Some of the taxes we pay forms the  "Privy Purse" which is responsible for the Royal finances. They Queen is the Head of State, and Head of the Commonwealth. This is a look at what they get annually:-

HRH The Duke of Edinburgh  ÃƒÂ‚£359,000

Parliamentary annuities (repaid by The Queen)

HRH The Duke of York £249,000

HRH The Earl of Wessex £141,000

HRH The Princess Royal £228,000

TRH The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, TRH The Duke

and Duchess of Kent and HRH Princess Alexandra

*£636,000

I think the real power rests with the prime minister. A lot of the time he has to speak with the Queen over certain matters but thats usually due to tradition

this is a really good site http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page4965....

Answer 2

Although the United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy where the monarch's power is exercised upon the advice of the prime minister, the British monarch does however possess certain reserve powers which they may exercise at they own discretion. Every monarch are granted with a set of their own reserved powers known as the "Royal Prerogative." These powers could be exercised in an emergency such as a constitutional crisis.

The Royal Prerogative is a body of customary authority, privilege, and immunity, recognized in common law and, sometimes, in civil law jurisdictions possessing a monarchy as belonging to the King or Queen alone. It is the means by which some of the executive powers of government, possessed by and vested in a monarch with regard to the process of governance of their state, are carried out. Individual prerogatives can be abolished by Parliament, although in the UK a special procedure applies.

For a list of specific Royal Prerogatives visit

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Prero...

To learn more about the British monarchy and how it works visit http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page1.asp