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as part of the centralization of military affairs into a single defence ministry. The DSS maintains a direct link with the offices of the chiefs of staff of the Army, Navy and Air Force. The
Defence Services Secretary is responsible to the King, the Secretary of State for Defence and the Chief of the
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Commands, each with (in many cases) their own
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Sovereign thus enjoys the right to be consulted before acting on ministerial advice, the right to encourage a given course of military action, and the right to warn against or request a reconsideration of the same. In addition, the monarch has a number of
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report, which advised that it would serve to "streamline top-level decision-making, simplify lines of accountability... remove duplication between the posts and also provide impetus to the leaning of the senior leadership".
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issue of the Letters Patent and ordering the Great Seal of The Realm to be affixed to them. Letters patent are the most formal method of appointment and are used infrequently.
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27:Commander-in-chief of the United Kingdom
2619:Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After
2590:Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story
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855:"The Royal Family and the Armed Forces"
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1198:"Mystery lifted on Queen's powers"
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944:"Prerogative Powers of the Crown"
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1989:Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh
1971:Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
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748:"Whose hand is on the button?"
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