sovereign
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The level of funding is decided by the Prime Minister, the Chancellor and the Keeper of the Privy Purse, currently James Chalmers, who is appointed by the sovereign to be responsible for the monarch's finances.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
And then, not long afterwards, the King will arrive in Westminster for the State Opening of Parliament, in which the sovereign reads out the government's planned new laws for the year and a bit ahead.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
"Christian Schmidt helped establish the institutions for a sovereign Bosnia," she said Tuesday.
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
He noted the erosion of trust in the fiat system, the unprecedented money printing and the accumulation of sovereign debt.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
The hot, bright yolk was like a summer sun breaking through cloud, the first daffodil in the snow, a gold sovereign wrapped in a white silk handkerchief.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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