[quote=darkwolf687] Eh? I thought it was a scenario where de jure she has power (I believe one of her powers is the authority to refuse to legitimise a law, as she has to sign it does she not?), but de facto she can never use it because parliament would remove the monarchy if she did. I was under the impression she held the same authority in the commonwealth realms but for the reason that they would remove her as their figure head she couldn't use it. [/quote] No, in other countries she's just a pinhead. (Which still leads people in the USA to think Canada is a monarchy.