The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy led by Queen Elizabeth II as head of state. Some of the Queen's powers include summoning and dismissing Parliament, appointing government ministers and judges, and approving treaties and declarations of war. Originally third in line to succeed the throne, Elizabeth became heir presumptive after her uncle King Edward VIII abdicated to marry Wallis Simpson in 1936, allowing her father to become King and her to become first in line for the throne.

1. Royal in the UK
The United Kingdom is a constitutional
monarchy.This means that it has a monarch
(a king or a qeen) as its Head of state.

2. Her Majesty Qeen
Elizabeth II
The present United Kingdom's
monarch is Elizabeth II,born on
April 21,1926.The queen is the
personal symbol of national
unity.The Queen's birthday is
today officially celebrated early
in June by Trooping the Colour.
She appoints all the Ministers,
including the Prime Minister.

3. Queen's actions.
• Elizabeth II summons,prorogues and dissolves
Parlament.The Queen appoints or dimisses
Government ministers,judges,and members of
diplomaric corps.She has the power to conclude
treaties,to declare war and make to peace,to
recognize foreign states and governments ,and
to annex and cede territory.

4. Heir presumptive
• During her grandfather's reign, Elizabeth was third in
the line of succession to the throne, behind her uncle
Edward, Prince of Wales, and her father, the Duke of
York. Although her birth generated public interest, she
was not expected to become queen, as the Prince of
Wales was still young, and many assumed that he would
marry and have children of his own. When her
grandfather died in 1936 and her uncle succeeded as
Edward VIII, she became second-in-line to the throne,
after her father. Later that year Edward abdicated, after
his proposed marriage to divorced socialite Wallis
Simpson provoked a constitutional crisis.Consequently,
Elizabeth's father became king, and she became heir
presumptive. If her parents had had a later son, she
would have lost her position as first-in-line, as her
brother would have been heir apparent and above her in
the line of succession.