Could a standing commission stabilize British procurement?

Could the monarch or a standing royal commission provide continuity for British defence strategy across election cycles?

A standing commission could create continuity, but it would still need parliamentary authority and could introduce a competing power centre without fixing Treasury dominance.

A standing royal defence commission could preserve procurement plans across changes of government and defence secretary. Parliament would still vote and fund the program, while the commission would set and monitor a five-year plan. The monarch's role would provide institutional continuity rather than day-to-day military control. Such a body could become a competing centre of power and would not automatically overcome the Treasury's dominant position. Its constitutional risks leave it as a thought experiment rather than a settled prescription. A later qualification warns that visible royal intervention could provoke resistance from politicians.