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The Royal Households of the United Kingdom are the collective departments that support members of the British royal family. Many members of the royal family who undertake public duties have separate households.
Sep 19, 2022 · As the United Kingdom, Canada, and the rest of the world mourn the passing of the late Queen Elizabeth II, Canada Institute Staff Interns Caroline Boda and Quinlin Gray explore the intertwined histories of Canada and the Commonwealth.
The Queen's Role. The Queen has a unique relationship with Canada, entirely separate from her role as Queen of the United Kingdom or any of her other realms. As in all her realms, The Queen of Canada is a constitutional monarch, acting entirely on the advice of Canadian Government ministers.
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- Time to Reflect on Canada’s Future
Canada’s evolution as a modern state centred on its loyalty to the British Crown, a clear alternative to the American experiment as a democratic republic nearly a century earlier. The American Revolution was premised on an explicit, violent rejection of the Crown in favour of a presidential form of government. Whatever its problems and failings, it...
The recent decision by the Caribbean island of Barbados to abandon the monarchy and become a republic likely portends similar outcomes in Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda and elsewhere in the region. Even in the U.K., support for the monarchy has been declining for decades, although the majority still support it. According to some sources, younger Brit...
Canada’s first break with the Crown occurred in 1867 when it became an independent dominion and adopted a division of powers between the founding provinces and the federal Parliament in Ottawa. The second major break was almost 100 years later, when it patriated the Constitutionin 1982. While it’s true Canada retained the British hereditary monarch...
The death of Queen Elizabeth and the ascension of King Charles should present a moment of reflection for Canada, especially as Caribbean Commonwealth nations begin to abandon the monarchy. The world admired the Queen. But whatever her personal qualities, it’s time to determine how the monarchy aligns with Canada’s current situation as an independen...
Royal Household of the United Kingdom, organization that provides support to the British royal family. Its chief duties include assisting the monarch in his or her role as head of state, organizing public ceremonies involving the royal family or royal residences, and maintaining and presenting the Royal Collection.
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Since the 1931 Statute of Westminster, the Queen and Crown in right of Canada have been distinct from those of the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and the other realms. The Constitution Act, 1982 entrenched the constitutional monarchy in Canada.
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In its main outlines, the household in the 20th century was essentially the same as it was in earlier times. The great officers were still the lord chamberlain, the lord steward, and the master of the horse. Until 1924 these three officials were appointed by the prime minister.
