"The queen will still reign over Scotland, won't she?" They are seperate issues. The SNP's referendum looks to put an end to the Act of Union of 1707 which was when the United Kingdom of Great Britain was established when the Scottish and English parliaments were would up and a new British parliament created. The monarch will remain Head of State just as was the case prior to 1707. Any debate on that would be for the future. There are republican elements within the SNP but I suspect the leadership simply feel bringing that issue up would distract from their prime goal of independence.
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