The Queen reported to Police for 'not wearing seat belt'

[Godfather]

The Queen has been reported to West Yorkshire Police for not wearing a seat belt in the official car for the State Opening of Parliament.

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A 999 call was made by someone saying the monarch was not strapped in while being driven through London.

The phone call was confirmed in a tweet by the West Yorkshire force, which added the hashtags #not999 #notevenwestyorkshire.

Civil and criminal proceedings cannot be taken against the Queen in UK law.

The Queen travelled to Westminster alongside Prince Charles for the formal start of the Parliamentary year.

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Her press office said it would not comment on the tweet.

Tom Donohoe, of West Yorkshire Police, said too often 999 calls were made for non emergencies.

"I cannot stress enough that the 999 number is for emergencies only," he said, adding that the force typically received more than 1,000 emergency calls a day.

It has previously published a list of inappropriate 999 calls that have taken up police time, including a fly being in a bedroom and a mouse on the loose.

As for the law regarding seat belts, the government website says: "You must wear a seat belt if one is fitted in the seat you are using."

It adds you can be fined £500 for not doing so, but there are some exceptions such as drivers reversing or a vehicle being used by police, fire or rescue services.

The Royal Family website says "the Queen is careful to ensure that all her activities in her personal capacity are carried out in strict accordance with the law".

[deebakes]

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[The Monk]

She is exempt I believe.

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The car maybe if seatbelts aren't fitted

[The Monk]

Overall, H.M. The Queen is not above the law — that’s the whole doctrinal position in British jurisprudence.

Having said that, there’s the longstanding convention the monarch is above the law. After all, The Queen is the source of all doctrinal authority in the UK.

The Queen as the Crown in person

The Queen in her personal capacity is immune to civil and criminal proceedings. The reason is simple — the sovereign is in his/her own personal right as the Crown and head of state.

So stuff like homicide, fraud, substance abuse, drink driving, public foul language and the rest of the ordinary criminal offences just won’t apply to The Queen — they would all come under her personal capacity as the Crown. It is doctrinally necessary for the sovereign to have ‘benefits.’

The Queen in her public office of the Crown

However, The Queen in her public capacity has not been immune since 1947.

When The Queen is in her public capacity, it means in her public office of the Crown — and the Crown means the UK government.

The Crown Proceedings Act 1947 (10 & 11 Geo 6 c. 44) allowed civil actions against the Crown (i.e. the government) as of right. Previously, the Crown was only liable by a grant of a fiat.

The 1947 Act meant that tort and contract proceedings were allowed against the government — although there are limited exceptions.

In short, we can sue H.M. Government but not H.M. The Queen personally.

Supremacy of Parliament

Ever since the English Civil War (1642–1651) and the Glorious Revolution (1688) — “English Revolution” in shorthand — it is Parliament that controls the existence of the monarchy.

King Charles I was tried and executed by Parliament in 1649 during the civil war.

If it were possible that a monarch (present or future) were to behave in tyrannical fashion against the will of the UK population, that same fate would befall them — or perhaps sent into exile somewhere in the EU just for kicks.

Royal Family members

The rest of The Queen’s family are not immune from civil liability or criminal prosecution. They can be arrested, convicted and sentenced just like anyone else.

Back in the 1970s, Princess Anne had been ticketed several times for speeding (a kind of criminal prosecution) and a few other things.

[Goofy]

She cant break the law, she is the law :hand: