The Queen could literally break any law she wanted and never get arrested for it.
Members of the royal family also don’t have to take part in jury duty, and they don’t have to obey the speed limit . They also don’t have to use their legal last names, even though they technically have one—Mountbatten-Windsor.
The Queen, for her part, is literally allowed to break any law—she “can’t be arrested or be the subject of civil and criminal proceedings, meaning she is effectively exempt from the law,”reports. “The Queen enjoys sovereign immunity, meaning she can’t be prosecuted under a civil or criminal investigation. In essence, the Queen could go on a crime spree, and there wouldn’t be much anyone could do about it.
Her Majesty has been a prolific world traveler throughout her life, but she doesn’t have to use a passport to travel. “Every passport in the United Kingdom is issued with the Queen’s name,”reports. “As a consequence, the Queen doesn’t need her own passport to travel.” That said, all other members of the royal family, including her heir, the Prince of Wales, hold their own passports.
The Queen is also not required to have a driver’s license, and, although at 18 Her Majesty trained as a driver and mechanic for the Women’s Auxiliary Territorial Service during World War II, she’s “never been required to take an actual driving test and is also able to drive without a number plate,” writesAnd, maybe most shockingly, “while regular grandparents have to go through the courts if they want custody of their grandchildren, the Queen has automatic legal custody of all of her...
Finally, the monarchy as a whole is exempt from the Freedom of Information Act, allowing “the royal family to exercise more privacy over their day-to-day duties and financials,”reports. “For instance, the public of the United Kingdom is prevented from accessing detailed information on how the royal household spends public funds and to what extent the royal family has attempted to influence government policies.
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