When a bill has passed through Parliament, the sovereign’s assent is announced in Norman French. The usual formula is Le Roy le veult, “the King wills it.” The formula for withholding assent is Le Roy s’avisera, “the King will consider it.” When the sovereign is a queen, La Reyne replaces Le Roy.
The refusal has not been used since 11 March 1708, when Queen Anne withheld her assent from the Scottish Militia Bill.