> If the Queen had tried to do the same thing in the UK, Parliament would immediately remove the Crown from power.
That's very far-fetched. MPs take an oath of loyalty to the monarch on taking their seat. The entire House of Lords hold their positions wholly by the grace of some monarch or other. Without an electoral mandate, it's inconceivable that Parliament would dismiss the monarchy.
Yeah, I know, it's happened once or twice before; but the last time was 400 years ago, and the world has changed.
MPs take an oath of loyalty to the Crown, representing the nation. The Lords (especially the modern Lords and Bishops) are appointed by the Crown on advice from the Prime Minister, so other than the left over inherited nobility, who's power has been severely curtailed in modern times, no one in the Lords is beholden to the Crown for their position.
If the monarch attempted to expand their power beyond their current minimal role in the UK, Parliament would exercise its supremacy.
As for "without an electoral mandate", the current UK government is on it's 4th (or 5th? I lose count) Prime Minister because it holds the confidence of the Commons.
That's very far-fetched. MPs take an oath of loyalty to the monarch on taking their seat. The entire House of Lords hold their positions wholly by the grace of some monarch or other. Without an electoral mandate, it's inconceivable that Parliament would dismiss the monarchy.
Yeah, I know, it's happened once or twice before; but the last time was 400 years ago, and the world has changed.