“While no longer administering justice in a practical way, the Sovereign today still retains an important symbolic role as the figure in whose name justice is carried out, and law and order is maintained.
“Although civil and criminal proceedings cannot be taken against the Sovereign as a person under UK law, the Monarch is careful to ensure that all their activities in a personal capacity are carried out in strict accordance with the law.”
Have Any British Royals Ever Been Imprisoned?
No member of the UK Royal Family has ever served a prison sentence.
However, in 2002, Princess Anne became the first royal to be convicted of a criminal offence.
The sister of King Charles III pleaded guilty to a charge under the Dangerous Dogs Act after her three-year-old English Bull Terrier bit two children in Windsor Great Park.
As reported by Metro, she was fined £500, ordered to pay £250 in compensation, and required to cover £148 in legal costs.
