<Li> Judicial power is vested in the Judiciary, who by constitution and statute have judicial independence of the Government . </Li> <Li> The Church of England, of which the Monarch is the head, has its own legislative, judicial and executive structures . </Li> <Li> Powers independent of government are legally granted to other public bodies by statute or Statutory Instrument such as an Order in Council, Royal Commission or otherwise . </Li> <P> The Sovereign's role as a constitutional monarch is largely limited to non-partisan functions, such as granting honours . This role has been recognised since the 19th century . The constitutional writer Walter Bagehot identified the monarchy in 1867 as the "dignified part" rather than the "efficient part" of government . </P>

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