How the crown has more power than you think | It’s Complicated

The monarch’s role in British politics is supposed to be neutral. In theory at least, she plays no role in government decision-making or the setting of policy. Subscribe to The Guardian on YouTube ► However, documents discovered by the Guardian in the National Archives tell a different story. Josh Toussaint-Strauss looks back at The Guardian’s investigation into a secretive procedure that led to more than 1,000 laws being vetted by the Queen or Prince Charles before they were approved by parliament. So what does the monarchy actually do? And just how powerful is the crown? Royals vetted more than 1,000 laws via Queen’s consent ► How Prince Charles pressured ministers to change law to benefit his estate ► How the Queen