The royal family has no involvement with the UK government.
The queen is officially head of state, but in reality does what she is told by the current party in power (queen's speech is written for her for example).
The queen is officially head of state, but in reality does what she is told by the current party in power (queen's speech is written for her for example).
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/feb/08/queen-...
Not that a formal one makes much difference when the people who interpret it start doing mental gymnastics.
The whole “the queen is just this beloved and powerless figurehead” is propaganda.
She used "Queen's consent" to make sure she is the only person in Scotland who is exempted from a law designed to cut carbon emissions.