Nigel Farage, UK Independence Party member of the European Parliament, has urged that queen Windsor dissolve Britain’s parliament to prevent British approval of a proposed new constitution for the European Union. An alternative suggestion from Mr. Farage was that Windsor refuse to sign legislation approving the new constitution, according to the Sun newspaper.
Constitutional historian David Starkey told the same newspaper that he believed that the hereditary head of state had a duty to act to stop democratic legislators agreeing what he called “a fundamental change in the way we are governed.” The dissolution of parliament would be “the nuclear option” said the monarchist. According to the Sun Prof. Starkey believes that his monarchy might be destroyed if Windsor used this option. It would result in a general election that would be seen as a referendum on the monarchy, he said.
The tabloid Sun also claimed that the Windsor family was alarmed by the new European constitution and was taking legal advice. The newspaper reported that the Windsors believe that they have a say in British foreign policy that they would lose if the European constitution were to be approved.