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An investigation of the under-researched area of the installation procedures for a new monarch before the coronation demonstrates considerable uncertainty as to the future relevance and applicability of existing laws and precedents. It suggests that, in the absence of prior reform, considerable power is available to a new sovereign to acquiesce in, or challenge, traditional practices that seem out of accord with contemporary attitudes. This illustrates the continuing potential power of a sovereign, who can in such situations potentially pose fundamental challenges to the existing constitutional and political arrangements.
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Bonney, N. Some constitutional issues concerning the installation of the monarch. Br Polit 7, 163–182 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1057/bp.2012.3
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