Queen of the Butterfly Queendom

The Queen of the Butterfly Queendom is the constitutional form of government by which a hereditary sovereign reigns as the head of state and head of government of the Butterfly Queendom and its Groundlands. The Queen and their immediate family undertake various official, governmental, ceremonial, diplomatic and representational duties. The Queen also appoints and dismisses Mewnisters who advise the Queen and enforce her will. The monarch is also Head of the Butterfly Army, Navy, Coast Guard, and all other services administered through the Mewnistry Houses. The ultimate executive authority over the government is by and through the royal prerogative. The monarch (otherwise referred to as the sovereign or "His/Her Majesty", abbreviated H.M.) is the head of state and head of government. The Queen's image is used to signify Butterfly sovereignty and government authority—her profile, for instance, appearing on currency, and her portrait in government buildings. The sovereign is further both mentioned in and the subject of songs, loyal toasts, and salutes. The government of the Butterfly Queendom is officially 'Her Majesty's Government.' Oaths of allegiance are made to the Queen and her lawful successors. The Queen also is the highest law enforcement official in the Queendom as well as the highest judge, (The Queen in court is called the Royal Tribunal).

### Powers

* Appoint and dismiss Mewnisters at will
* Command the Mewnistry
* Grant all honors
* Decide to whether to grant royal assent to Mewnistry laws
* Make royal decrees
* Establish holidays or remove holidays
* Command Her Majesty's Treasury
* Establish or dissolve Houses or grants of nobility
* Determine the heir to the throne (Must be within their house)
* Command the Butterfly Army and Navy
* Command the Red Capes, Redbird Investigators, Redbird Spies, Mewni Warriors, Flowers Judges, Flowers Lawyers, Flowers Magistrates, Flowers Prosecutors, Forest Rangers, Forest Border Guards, Forest Customs and Immigration, Fields Economists, Fields Trade Regulators, Fields Labor Rights Enforcers, Fields Agricultural Administration, Waterson Sailors, Waterson Navigators, Waterson Port Surveillance, Waterson Marine Guard, Stone Bankers, Stone Jewelers, Stone Accountants, Firefly Masters, Firefly Teachers, Firefly Academics, Firefly Librarians, Firefly Notaries, Cross Doctors, Cross Nurses, Cross Pharmacists, Cross Health Investigators
* Establish a chain of command for those listed above
* Appoint and dismiss those listed above
* Call a Royal Tribunal
* Maintain all Royal Titles
* Have the right of Eminent Domain
* Receive ambassadors
* Appoint foreign ambassadors and officials
* Power to recognize governments
* Establish foreign policy
* Power to negotiate treaties
* Power to Pardon with and without conditions
* Declare War and peace
* Power to tax
* Power to punish and grant mercy
* Power to sentence and convict
* Power to arrest
* Power to banish
* Power to grant and end citizenship
* Power to issue Royal Prerogative
* Power to issue and revoke Royal Charters
* Appoint a Regent
* Establish a Line of Succession
* Right to Treasure
* Right to Land

### Title and Style

The sovereign is known as "Her Royal Majesty". The present sovereign's full style and title is "{Name}, Head of House Butterfly, Queen of the Mewmans, Sovereign of the Butterfly Queendom and the Groundlands, lady of the Mewnians and the First Settlers and monsters. Protector of the Realm,

### Residences and Ownership

The Queen is the owner of all land in the Butterfly Queendom and grants its use to citizens. The monarch is also the owner of the Firefly Library, the Flower Capitol, the McKnight Fort, the Watchtower Forest, the Redbird Nest, the Fields Manor, the Waterson Port, the Stone Mines, the Cross Sanitorium, and the Great Celestum of the Butterfly Queendom.

The Queen's official residence is the Butterfly Castle.

The Queen also owns many jewels, jewelry, clothing, artwork, etc.