The Story of Monarchy's Abolition What Measures Would Be Required to Abolish the British Monarchy |
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| Author:
| Anderson, Henry P. |
| ISBN: | 979-8-3536-3654-0 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2022 |
| Publisher: | Independently Published
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $11.99 |
Book Description:
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If you listened to pundits discussing the royals this spring, you may understand it if you thought "The Royal Family" was a prime-time soap opera with fans obsessing with new characters, plots, and how it's doing in the ratings. Bets were placed on the baby's gender, and many passionately questioned whether Meghan Markle's new character would be able to "save" the Royal Family by marrying Prince Harry. Kate Middleton and Prince William are expecting a child. The most...
More DescriptionIf you listened to pundits discussing the royals this spring, you may understand it if you thought "The Royal Family" was a prime-time soap opera with fans obsessing with new characters, plots, and how it's doing in the ratings.
Bets were placed on the baby's gender, and many passionately questioned whether Meghan Markle's new character would be able to "save" the Royal Family by marrying Prince Harry. Kate Middleton and Prince William are expecting a child. The most common answer to all of this is: Who cares? for most people on the planet.
The odd way that Britain is marking the marriage of Harry and Meghan serves as an odd reminder that the monarchy is seldom assessed in terms of what it does as Britain's functioning head of state.
Few specialists seem to be clear of what that office entails or even why it's essential since, unlike in the US, our head of state's position is ceremonial rather than political. As a result, the debate surrounding a royal wedding often revolves on two topics: popularity and cost (Will and Kate's wedding is said to have cost $34 million, which was covered by British taxpayers).
On the first, the general public's opinion has significantly altered. During the post-Diana public confidence crisis, when Queen Elizabeth's seemingly impersonal attitude to Diana's loss caused widespread ire, the monarchy was seen as being rich, ostentatious, and out of touch twenty years ago. In response, the royal family rewrote the story, investing a significant amount of time and money that was funded by the general population.
They played hardball with the media, demanded official secrecy, and exercised control over their public image as they stage-managed the birth announcements for Kate and William's children, the 2012 Golden Jubilee, and the costly promotions surrounding the 2011 royal wedding.