Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "In the United Kingdom, Counsellors of State are senior members of the British royal family to whom the monarch, currently Elizabeth II, delegates certain state functions and powers when not in the United Kingdom or unavailable for other reasons (such as short-term incapacity or sickness). Any two Counsellors of State may preside over Privy Council meetings, sign state documents or receive the credentials of new ambassadors to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.While the establishment of a regency carries with it the suspension of the monarch from the personal discharge of the royal functions, when Counsellors of State are appointed, both the Sovereign and the Counsellors can — the Counsellors within the limits of their delegation of authority — discharge the royal functions. Thus, the monarch can give instructions to the Counsellors of State, or even personally discharge a certain royal prerogative, when the Counsellors are in place. The Counsellors of State and Regents always act in the name and on behalf of the Sovereign.The Counsellors of State do not assume the discharge of the royal functions automatically when the Sovereign is out of the United Kingdom or temporarily unavailable for another reason (such as minor sickness). Instead, when an instance of travel abroad or temporary unavailability occurs, the monarch needs to sign specific Letters Patent delegating the royal functions (or some of the royal functions) to the Counsellors of State, and fixing the duration of the delegation, and the monarch may at any time amend or revoke the said Letters Patent."@en }
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- Counsellor_of_State abstract "In the United Kingdom, Counsellors of State are senior members of the British royal family to whom the monarch, currently Elizabeth II, delegates certain state functions and powers when not in the United Kingdom or unavailable for other reasons (such as short-term incapacity or sickness). Any two Counsellors of State may preside over Privy Council meetings, sign state documents or receive the credentials of new ambassadors to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.While the establishment of a regency carries with it the suspension of the monarch from the personal discharge of the royal functions, when Counsellors of State are appointed, both the Sovereign and the Counsellors can — the Counsellors within the limits of their delegation of authority — discharge the royal functions. Thus, the monarch can give instructions to the Counsellors of State, or even personally discharge a certain royal prerogative, when the Counsellors are in place. The Counsellors of State and Regents always act in the name and on behalf of the Sovereign.The Counsellors of State do not assume the discharge of the royal functions automatically when the Sovereign is out of the United Kingdom or temporarily unavailable for another reason (such as minor sickness). Instead, when an instance of travel abroad or temporary unavailability occurs, the monarch needs to sign specific Letters Patent delegating the royal functions (or some of the royal functions) to the Counsellors of State, and fixing the duration of the delegation, and the monarch may at any time amend or revoke the said Letters Patent.".