(07 May 2015, 8:44 pm)MrFozz wrote The whole thing about asking the Queen, is it in law that she has to be asked or is it just out of courtesy and tradition to do so...Am I right in saying The Monarchy doesn't hold much power over government and stuff like that
I think, strictly speaking, that she has the power to dissolve Government off her own back. It just never happens. The Queen remains the head of state, hence the request to her to form Government. It is more of a tradition than anything nowadays though, similar to the state opening of Parliament, and the Queen's speech then.