What would happen if the (British) Queen murdered someone?

Question

Just hypothetically, would she be detained at her own pleasure? Would she be obliged to abdicate then be prosecuted?

Answer 1

In a constitutional monarchy, such as the United Kingdom, the sovereign is the historical origin of the authority which creates the courts. Thus the courts had no power to compel the sovereign to be bound by the courts, as they were created by the sovereign for the protection of his or her subjects. This position was drastically altered for the United Kingdom by the Crown Proceedings Act 1947 which made the government generally liable, with limited exceptions, in tort and contract. Even before this time it was possible to claim against the Crown with the Attorney-General's fiat (i.e. permission.) This was called a petition of right. Alternatively, Crown servants could be sued in place of the Crown (and the Crown as a matter of course paid.) Further, Mandamus and Prohibition were always available against Ministers because they derive from the prerogative. However, even after the Crown Proceedings Act, 1947, lawsuits against the Sovereign in his or her personal, private capacity are still inadmissible in British law.

In simple words"THE QUEEN CAN GET AWAY WITH MURDER!!"

Answer 2

hasnt she done this already? by passing the deed over to her family and staff. maybe she mentioned discreetly that she would like a certain female out of their lives. so they obliged.

Answer 3

Funny, I asked Liz this only the other day down the pub and she said

"One does not murder one's subjects oneself when one has servants to do that to one for one. So one would not be guilty of murder merely of ordering one to do one in and since one has the authority to issue such orders then one wouldn't be in trouble would one."

Which cleared that up

Answer 4

I don't think she would be able to get any where near anyone to kill them!  She's surrounded by people all the time.

Answer 5

She probably has some one to do that for her.

Answer 6

The British royal family is subject to the same laws as anyone else. She could be prosecuted it the common courts or in Parliament. If convicted of a serious crime, she would be removed from her position and it would go to the next member of the royal family.

There is ample precedence for prosecuting a reigning monarch in Britian. Charles I was tried, convicted and executed while he was king.