Why the Queen Doesn’t Do Politics
The country’s monarch is the head of state, but her role is largely ceremonial, and she tries to stay out of politics.
Throughout her 66-year reign, Queen Elizabeth II has been decidedly neutral. She doesn’t engage in political matters, nor does she share her political views. She has always, as is customary among British monarchs, left the politics to the politicians.
But Brexit has upturned any conception of normalcy in Britain. Perhaps it was only a matter of time before that applied to Buckingham Palace as well.
It finally did last week, when Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that he would seek to temporarily suspend, or prorogue, Parliament until October 14—an procedure taken at a crucial moment, just weeks before the United Kingdom’s from the European
