ニューヨーク・タイムズさんのインスタグラム写真 - (ニューヨーク・タイムズInstagram)「Queen Elizabeth II is Britain's head of state, but that doesn't mean she's going to weigh in on Brexit. When Boris Johnson asked the queen for permission to suspend the British Parliament, many hoped she would intervene. With lawmakers and the public starkly divided over #brexit, the prime minister’s request put the queen squarely in the middle of a heated issue — but constitutional experts say that the world’s longest-serving monarch had little sway over the matter. In her 6 and a half decades on the throne she has cultivated a strongly apolitical persona, and because she is the head of state in a constitutional monarchy, she is considered politically neutral, with limited decision-making powers. “In our political system she is the head of state, but she is not supposed to be governing — that’s left to the elected government,” a university lecturer explained. Visit the link in our bio to read more. @nytmills took this photo.」8月30日 2時34分