By the Grace of God, Defender of the Faith (pt. 3)

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So the queen’s power is mostly ceremonial but it has been used in the past to enact or prevent change. Most frequently these powers are used to resolve isues surrounding a hung Parliament. For instance, in 1974 Prime Minister Edward Heath attempted to remain in office without the support of a parlimentary majority. Queen Elizabeth asked Harold Wilson, leader of the Labour Party, which had the largest number of seats in the House of Commons but not a majority, to form a government. Wilson asked that if the government were defeated in the House of Commons, the Queen would grant a dissolution which she agreed to. To remove these powers from the queen would be unnecessary. The monarch fulfills these duties adequatly and it would nessistate the creation of another head of state. The Queen also understands that she is powerless without the support of Parliament and is carefull to never use her power unreasenably.
The queen is a source of pride to her people. The current queen, Elizabeth the second, is very popular amongst her subjects. She did suffer a decline in popularity after the death of Princess Diana. However, she has risen in the hearts and minds of the people since then to be voted Greatest Living Briton over such pop-culture icons as Sir Paul McCartney and Robbie Williams as well as former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Not all monarchs have been so well loved among their people. Some were loved and popular like Queen Elizabeth I, King William III and Queen Mary II, and Queen Victoria I. Some, however, were hated such as rulers King George III, Queen Mary I and King Henry VIII. But always they have been present, a symbol of the nation’s power.
To Be Continued