Queen Elizabeth, the Head of the Royal Family. First of all….. She is the largest landholder in the World. She has 6.6 billion acres of Land in her name. She is the Queen of 16 Countries in total. But exactly how much power does she hold? Queen Elizabeth has some big authorities. All the dolphins and whales within the 3 miles from United Kingdom shores….Are owned by the Queen. She even owns all the swans in the River Thames. The Queen can drive without a license. Driving licenses are issued in the Queen’s name. So she does not need a driving license to drive. She does not even need a passport for foreign travel. The Queen has two birthdays. When you are head of Britain, one birthday is not enough. The Queen’s official birthday is celebrated on a second Saturday in June. Although her actual birthday is on April 21.

The Queen has a private ATM for her Family only. The ATM is inside the Buckingham Palace. Being a Queen is quite boring sometimes. So the Queen has her own personal poet. The Queen signs all the laws. When a law is passed by the parliament it makes it way to the palace…For the approval of the Queen. The Queen does not need to pay tax. But she has been voluntarily paying income tax since 1992 though. Queen Elizabeth II is also the Queen of Australia. She holds the ability to fire the entire Australian Government.

The Queen is also the head of a religion. She is the head of the Church of England. The Queen is also immune from prosecution. She can never be arrested. She is also the commander-in-chief of her majesty’s armed forces. The Queen also has the power to appoint or dismiss ministers. She can even dismiss the Prime Minister! The Queen is also the only person in the United Kingdom that has the authority and power to officially declare war on another country.

As Spiderman’s Uncle Ben once said, “With Great Power, Comes Great Responsibilities” The Queen has controlled her power with sheer responsibility during her time. That is why She, the Queen is still respected all over the World.

So what do you think of Queen Elizabeth II? Comment, like and share let other know the power the Queen has, and why she is so respected all over the World till tomorrow.     

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