Which of the royal family is in charge of the armed forces?
The questioner asked Which of the royal family is in charge of the armed forces? NONE the ranks held by Non serving members of the Royal family are Mostly Honorary there are some ranks earned By ex serving members http://www.royal.gov.uk/MonarchUK/ArmedF… The Queen AS Sovereign is Head of the Armed Forces. The Queen is the only person to declare war and peace. This dates back from when the Monarch was responsible for raising, maintaining and equipping the Army and Navy. Today, this power can only be exercised on the advice of Ministers. The Queen and other members of the Royal Family hold various appointments and HONORARY ranks in the Armed Forces.
Sorry armourer, I’m afraid you are parcially wrong, The queen IS the commander in Chief of the armed forces and all servicemen and women swear allegiance to the crown when they join. However, the existence of the armed forces is maintained by an act of parliament “The Commander-in-Chief of the British Armed Forces is the British monarch, HM Queen Elizabeth II, to whom members of the forces swear allegiance. Under British constitutional law, the armed forces are subordinate to the crown but can only be maintained in peace time by parliament’s continuing consent. As a result, parliament still approves the continued existence of the standing armed forces on an annual basis. Consistent with longstanding constitutional convention, however, the Prime Minister holds de facto authority over the armed forces.The armed forces are managed by the Defence Council of the Ministry of Defence.
