2.2.1. Executive

The Executive in Britain is called as Crown. Earlier, the Crown symbolized King. Now, the King is part of the Crown.

The Crown, as an institution, consists of the following:

♤ King,

♤ Prime Minister,

♤ Council of Ministers (CoM),

♤ Permanent Executive, the Civil Servants,

♤ Privy Council.

Crown: “King is dead. Long live the King.”

In Britain, initially all power lied with the King. Later on, power shifted out of the institution of the King to the institution of CoM headed by the Prime Minister, Permanent Executive and the Privy Council etc. Today, the Crown comprises of all these institutions. Hence, the first part of the statement describes the King as a person, while the second part describes the King or Crown as an institution.