Government of the United Kingdom and therefore he did not have to pay it – a claim the Greater London Authority disputed. Similarly, the monarch is totally immune from criminal prosecution and may only be sued with her permission (this is known as sovereign immunity). The monarch, by law, is not required to pay income tax, but Queen Elizabeth II has voluntarily paid it since 1993, and also pays local rates voluntarily. However, the monarchy also receives a substantial grant from the government, the Sovereign Support Grant, and Queen Elizabeth II's inheritance from her mother, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, was exempt from inheritance tax.
MS Queen Elizabeth maiden voyage to the Canary Islands the following day. The Queen was also the sponsor of the now-retired "Queen Elizabeth 2" in 1967 and Cunard's current flagship, "Queen Mary 2", in 2004. The first master of "Queen Elizabeth" was Captain Christopher Wells. On Monday 4 October 2010 "Queen Elizabeth" was formally handed over to Cunard. She sailed on her maiden voyage from Southampton on Tuesday 12 October 2010, following a naming ceremony with the monarch on Monday 11 October 2010. At the end of October 2011 "Queen Elizabeth" and her fleet mates changed their registries to Hamilton, Bermuda, in order