Question: The Milton Keynes urban area in Buckinghamshire, in the UK, lacks what status?
Context: Milton Keynes is a large town in (ceremonial) Buckinghamshire.  The Milton Keynes urban area or Milton Keynes Built-up Area is a designation established by the United Kingdom's Office for National Statistics.  As with other urban areas, it includes settlements that regard themselves as being outside Milton Keynes. OneMK (formerly MK News) was a local weekly free newspaper and online news service, based in Milton Keynes.  "MK News" was launched in August 2002 and was delivered to homes across the Milton Keynes urban area and to commuters at Milton Keynes Central railway station.  Its owners, Trinity Mirror, closed OneMK in October 2016. City status in the United Kingdom is granted by the monarch of the United Kingdom to a select group of communities: as of 2014 , there are 69 cities in the United Kingdom – 51 in England, six in Wales, seven in Scotland and five in Northern Ireland.  The holding of city status gives a settlement no special rights other than that of calling itself a "city".  Nonetheless, this appellation carries its own prestige and, consequently, competitions for the status are hard fought. Milton Keynes Council is the local authority of the Borough of Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire, England.  It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined.  Milton Keynes is divided into 19 wards, electing 57 councillors.  Milton Keynes is reported as one of the nation's best places to do business, and its council has ambitious plans for continued economic development and growth.  As of the summer of 2013, Milton Keynes became part of the Key Cities Group which is a group for cities who play a key role in their regional economy; centres of innovation, production, and trade. Milton Keynes University Hospital is a district general hospital serving Milton Keynes, its borough and the surrounding area of north Buckinghamshire, south Northamptonshire and north-west Bedfordshire.  It is located in the Eaglestone neighborhood, and opened in 1984.  It is managed by Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.  With the projected further growth of Milton Keynes and its population the hospital expects to be expanding its services over the next 20 years.  The hospital falls within the area formerly administered by the South Central NHS Strategic Health Authority. Stony Stratford (often shortened to Stony) is a constituent town of Milton Keynes (in north Buckinghamshire, England) and is a civil parish with a town council within the Borough of Milton Keynes.  It is in the north west corner of Milton Keynes, bordering Northamptonshire and separated from it by the River Great Ouse.  Before the designation of Milton Keynes in 1967, Stony was in Wolverton Urban District. Haversham is a village in the Borough of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England.  It is situated just north of Milton Keynes near Wolverton and about 4.5 mi north of Central Milton Keynes, Haversham-cum-Little Linford is a civil parish in the Borough of Milton Keynes.  It is separated from the Milton Keynes urban area by the River Great Ouse. Central Milton Keynes Shopping Centre is a regional shopping centre located in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England which is about 50 miles north-west of London.  It comprises two adjacent shopping centres, the grade II listed building thecentre:mk which opened in 1979, and intu Milton Keynes (originally Midsummer Place) opened in 2000.  The centre:mk is anchored by John Lewis, House of Fraser and Marks and Spencer, with Debenhams at intu Milton Keynes.  The complex is the 14th largest shopping centre in the UK, with the size of 120,773 sq metres. Milton Keynes Central railway station serves Central Milton Keynes and the surrounding area of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England.  The station is located on the West Coast Main Line between the stations of Bletchley and Wolverton, both of which are also within Milton Keynes.  The station is served by Virgin Trains intercity services, and by London Midland and Southern regional services. Milton Keynes Dons Football Club (usually abbreviated to MK Dons) is a professional association football club based in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, founded in 2004.  The club was formed from Wimbledon F.C. after the latter had relocated to Milton Keynes.  The club renamed itself as the 'Milton Keynes Dons' but subsequently considers itself to be a new club founded in 2004 (the club badge includes MMIV - Roman Numerals for 2004).  They continued in Wimbledon's league place which, after relegation in the previous season, was in the 2004–05 Football League One.  After two seasons in the third tier of English football they were relegated to the fourth tier (League Two).  They were promoted in their second League Two season, as champions.  Their second spell in League One lasted seven seasons, when in 2015, they finished in second place and therefore moved up to the Football League Championship.  However in 2016, they were relegated back down to League One.
Answer: City status