Coldmoon@sh.itjust.works to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agoTIL that, when traveling overseas, Queen Elizabeth II did not need a passport. Since all passports were issued in her name, it was unnecessary for The Queen to possess one.www.royal.ukexternal-linkmessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that, when traveling overseas, Queen Elizabeth II did not need a passport. Since all passports were issued in her name, it was unnecessary for The Queen to possess one.www.royal.ukColdmoon@sh.itjust.works to Today I learned@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square3linkfedilink
minus-squareAllNewTypeFace@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoShe ceased to be a British citizen upon her coronation (the monarch is specifically not a citizen), so she wouldn’t have been entitled to one. If a monarch hypothetically fled or was deposed, they would legally be stateless.
minus-squareFlax@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoCitizenship is different than being a subject
She ceased to be a British citizen upon her coronation (the monarch is specifically not a citizen), so she wouldn’t have been entitled to one.
If a monarch hypothetically fled or was deposed, they would legally be stateless.
Citizenship is different than being a subject