Is Queen Elizabeth English

The queen isn't a leader at all, just a figurehead

She is a wonderful monarch. She handled herself brilliantly during WWII and was an inspiration to her subjects. She is widely loved and respected. Of course, she has had difficult periods as anyone would during the course of a long reign, and there are always those who are critical of monarchy in principle.

The monarchs of the United Kingdom have duties that are largely restricted to matters of state in a ceremonial sense. They have very little authority or power over matters of government. Elizabeth could not, for example, decide on her authority as Queen to create or change a law, or impose a new tax. She would not be able to order U.K. troops to or from a front. She opens sessions of Parliament, and formally asks a new Prime Minister to create a government. She signs various legal papers that are presented to her. So her performance as a leader is markedly different from the performance of a government leader.