Samkvæmt breskri stjórnarskrá er framkvæmdastjórnin í höndum drottningarinnar.
Auðvitað er flóknari útgáfa af setningunni "Under the British constitution, executive authority lies with the monarch; however, in current practice, this authority is exercised only by, or on the advice of, the Prime Minister and the Cabinet". "Under the British constitution, executive authority lies with the monarch; however, in current practice, this authority is exercised only by, or on the advice of, the Prime Minister and the Cabinet. " Að sjálfsögðu er flóknari útgáfa setningarinnar "Under the British constitution, executive authority lies with the monarch; however, in current practice, this authority is exercised only by, or on the advice of, the Prime Minister and the Cabinet".