The Sacred Duties of the Crown
Authority descends from the divine, not from the multitude
Since 1066, every sovereign has received the anointing oil from a guarded recipe no parliament has ever amended.
The throne endures where all parliaments dissolve
Forty-one prime ministers have served since the current reign began; the Crown alone has served without pause.
Ceremony is governance made manifest to every subject
The Coronation comprises thirty-seven distinct obligations, each performed before the assembled peers and commons.
The borders of the realm are drawn in ink and solemn pledge
The Great Seal authenticates every act of state across every dominion and territory of the realm.