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
It holds $285 billion in foreign reserves and nearly $2 trillion in sovereign wealth funds.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
The sovereign will then travel to the Houses of Parliament by carriage from Buckingham Palace, escorted by mounted cavalry.
From Barron's • May 13, 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
Had not they locked arms together as “Publius” to justify the need for a national government with sovereign power over the states?
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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