British Monarchy

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Across
  1. 2. 1701 statute still deciding succession
  2. 10. Low to the ground, high in status
  3. 12. Signature power that’s mostly ceremonial
  4. 13. Mourner in black with an empire under her
  5. 15. Tabloid circuit of sanctioned royal reporting
  6. 16. Title that follows frog in fairy tales and scandals in tabloids
  7. 18. It includes a chair, oil, and cameras now
  8. 19. Grandmother to a prince, though not by blood
  9. 22. Monarch’s milestone, not a diamond per se
  10. 24. Name of six kings, one reluctant stutterer
  11. 27. Westminster site of sacred spectacle
  12. 29. Supporter of Charles I, with attitude
  13. 30. She waited decades for the title
  14. 31. Guard whose uniform hasn’t modernized
  15. 33. Order of thrones
  16. 36. The people's princess, never queen
  17. 39. Plaid and privacy in the highlands
  18. 40. It’s sat on, but rarely in session
  19. 41. Unattainable wedding gift; rare royal reign
  20. 44. Ritual not televised
  21. 45. That which is preserved through pomp and property
  22. 46. Name taken by a once-environmentalist king
Down
  1. 1. Before Victoria, after Anne
  2. 3. Dynasty undone by religious tension
  3. 4. Where advice is given, though not necessarily taken
  4. 5. Someone with a throne in theory
  5. 6. Field of arms, crests, and coded lions
  6. 7. Ceremony of robes, hats, and unread speeches
  7. 8. Title earned by marriage, not merit
  8. 9. Ceremony involving horses, flags, and synchronized marching
  9. 10. Heads or tails? It decides both
  10. 11. Name adopted to avoid German affiliations
  11. 14. Archbishop with a crown-adjacent role
  12. 17. Longest-reigning figure in handbag diplomacy
  13. 20. Future monarch named for a conqueror
  14. 21. One whose face appears on coinage
  15. 23. Queen in name, not in rule
  16. 25. Royal aide with horse sense
  17. 26. Former actor, now duchess under pressure
  18. 28. German-born family that ruled an island
  19. 32. Group attending the crown, not scrubbing floors
  20. 34. Partner in power, without the power
  21. 35. King who abdicated for love
  22. 37. She changed the course of the monarchy — from Baltimore
  23. 38. Group of nations still curtsying, symbolically
  24. 42. Of a ruler's years, not the calendar's
  25. 43. Bloodlines with consequences