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Corona et Constitutio in Servitio Nationis
Corona et Constitutio in Servitio Nationis

The Crown Society is a not-for-profit, non-party-political voluntary membership organisation, constituted as an unincorporated association. It is not a registered charity or a company registered at Companies House.
Our Aim is to bring together people who value monarchy, constitutional continuity and the hereditary principle.
Based in the United Kingdom but international in outlook, the Society promotes informed understanding of monarchy in Britain and throughout the world. We seek to encourage education, discussion and respectful debate about the historical development, constitutional role and continuing relevance of monarchical institutions.
We believe that constitutional monarchy can provide continuity, stability and a focus of national identity while existing alongside representative and democratic government.
The Society welcomes members from all sections of the community in the UK and from around the world, and who share our principal aims.
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To support His Majesty King Charles III, his heirs and successors, the Royal Family, the Royal Household and the institutions of the Crown, in accordance with the law.
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To promote understanding and appreciation of the constitutional monarchy, history, heritage, culture, customs and traditions of the United Kingdom; the unity of its constituent nations under the Crown; and the historic relationships between the Crown, the Commonwealth Realms, the Crown Dependencies, the Overseas Territories and the wider Commonwealth of Nations.
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To promote informed understanding of constitutional monarchy as a form of government and to examine its historical development and place in contemporary society.
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To provide members and the wider public with opportunities for fellowship, education, discussion and celebration relating to monarchy and the Crown.
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To support the preservation and promotion of monarchy throughout the world, principally through education and informed discussion, including consideration of the constitutional restoration of monarchy in countries which have become republics.
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To promote peace, mutual respect and understanding among peoples and nations, and to encourage the study of history and the lessons which may be learned from it.
The Crown Society is not affiliated to any political party or religious organisation and does not claim the official endorsement of any reigning Sovereign or government unless expressly stated.
The Society is honoured to enjoy the personal patronage of those listed on our Patrons page.
We represent a diverse group of people united in a common cause.
Please reach us at contact@thecrownsociety.org if you cannot find an answer to your question.
A constitutional monarchy is a system in which a monarch serves as Head of State within an established constitutional framework.
The precise powers of the monarch differ from country to country. In parliamentary constitutional monarchies such as the United Kingdom, most governmental powers formally belonging to the Crown are exercised by ministers who are politically accountable to Parliament.
The Sovereign nevertheless performs important constitutional and ceremonial functions, including appointing a Prime Minister able to command the confidence of the House of Commons, opening Parliament and giving Royal Assent to legislation.
Walter Bagehot famously described the Sovereign's rights as the right to be consulted, the right to encourage and the right to warn. These remain a useful description of the confidential relationship between Sovereign and ministers, although the modern constitution has developed considerably since Bagehot wrote in the nineteenth century.
Royal Assent was last withheld in Britain by Queen Anne in 1708, from the Scottish Militia Bill.
Constitutional monarchy therefore combines hereditary continuity in the Head of State with government conducted through constitutional and democratic institutions.
An absolute monarchy is one in which the monarch personally exercises extensive governmental authority and is not subject to the same degree of parliamentary or constitutional limitation found in a modern parliamentary monarchy.
The term should be used with some care. Monarchies differ considerably, and there is no single dividing line between “constitutional” and “absolute”. Some monarchs exercise almost entirely ceremonial functions; others possess significant constitutional powers; and a smaller number remain active rulers.
Among contemporary monarchies commonly described as absolute, or close to absolute, are Saudi Arabia, Brunei and Eswatini. Vatican City is an elective monarchy in which the Pope possesses supreme legislative, executive and judicial authority. The individual emirates of the United Arab Emirates are hereditary monarchies within a federal state.
A republic, in the simplest of definitions, is based on the Latin phrase res publica ('public affair'), is a state in which political powers rests with the citizens through their representatives — in contrast to a monarchy.
Representation in a republic may or may not be freely elected by the general citizenry. In many historical republics, representation has been based on personal status and the role of elections has been limited. This remains true today; among the 159 states that use the word republic in their official names (as of 2017), and other states formally constituted as republics, are states that narrowly constrain both the right of representation and the process of election.
The term developed its modern meaning in reference to the constitution of the ancient Roman Republic, lasting from the overthrow of the last King in 509 BC to the establishment of the Empire in 27 BC. This Constitution was characterised by a Senate composed of wealthy aristocrats wielding significant influence; several popular Assemblies of all free citizens, possessing the power to elect magistrates from the populace and pass laws; and a series of magistracies series of magistracies with varying types of civil and political authority.
Republics take many different forms. Some are parliamentary democracies with largely ceremonial presidents; others have powerful executive presidents; and some states constitutionally described as republics are authoritarian.
It is therefore mistaken to assume that “republic” automatically means democratic, just as the word “monarchy” by itself tells us little about the extent of a monarch's political power. It is important to recognise that although the advocates of Republicanism often cite this system being more democratic, that is not a guarantee or surety.
The Crown Society believes that constitutional monarchy offers particular advantages, but seeks to make that case through evidence, history and reasoned discussion.

Annual Full Membership is £20, together with a one-off joining fee of £5 in the first year, which contributes towards the cost of the Society's membership pin.
Donations above this minimum amount is most welcome.
Existing members may also use the Membership Portal to renew their membership.


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Those who support and promote a Constitutional Monarchy often align with the values of the society of the crown, which is especially pertinent in the UK. Here, the Royal Family, led by King Charles III, plays a significant role that resonates with crown members around the globe.
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