Last modified on Mon 8 Feb 2021 03.09 EST The Queen does not meddle in the affairs of parliament. That is a cornerstone of Britainâs system of constitutional monarchy. Or at least it is supposed to be. The Guardianâs investigation into the secretive power of Queenâs consent, whereby the monarch is provided with advance sight of draft laws and invited to approve them, casts this fundamental assumption into doubt. The investigation uncovered evidence suggesting that she used the arcane procedure to lobby the government to change a draft law in order to conceal her private wealth from the public for decades.