By the Grace of God, Defender of the Faith (pt. 2)

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2. The sovereign holds the power to dissolve Parliament; thereby setting in motion a general election. This is done at the request, and only at the request, of the prime minister. The queen can even refuse to grant the request to dissolve Parliament and require that it sit its full term. This was last considered in 1910 by King George V but in the end the ruler allowed Parliament to dissolve.
3. The sovereign can dismiss a prime minister and his cabinet by her own will. This was last done by King William IV in 1834 to further his political reforms.
4. The sovereign can refuse to grant the Royal Assent, which is required to enact any law passed by Parliament. This power was last used by Queen Anne in 1708 when she withheld Royal Assent from the Scottish Militia Bill.
5. The sovereign can refuse to grant the Queen’s Consent, which is required for a bill affecting, directly or by implication, the powers, hereditary revenues, personal property or interests of the Crown to be heard in Parliament. This power was last used by Queen Elizabeth in 1999 when, on the advise of her cabinet, she refused to consent to the Military Action Against Iraq Bill, which sought to transfer from the monarch to Parliament the power to authorize military strikes against Iraq.
To Be Continued