Prince Harry: No royal wants to be king or queen

Started by Mike, June 22, 2017, 09:15:34 PM

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Curryong

A difficult economy doesn't always translate into unpopularity for the monarchy. When times are insecure sometimes people turn TO institutions that represent certainty. Spain has huge economic problems including sky high unemployment  yet Queen Sophia, King Felipe and Queen Letizia are very popular.

And what about the 1930s depression years when some sections of British society didn't get enough to eat or clothe themselves properly? The abdication of Edward VIII occurred in the middle of that, causing a terrible constitutional crisis, yet people didn't rise up and rid themselves of the monarchy.

The British monarchy's lasted for well over a thousand years. For most of that time life was extremely difficult for most of the peasants and working classes. Yet in all that time there has been one break without a monarch and that lasted about twenty years. People aren't keen on politicians now. They certainly don't want one ruling as President, especially if, as with the French system he costs almost as much per year as a monarch.

royalanthropologist

I can say that the events of the past few weeks have shown that partisan politicians can really mess things up if you give them too much power. The monarchy is the steadying hand that reminds people of their history. Otherwise the UK is nothing more than a vassal republic within the European continent. Not a great place to be for once a magnificent empire IMO.
"In the past, people were born royal. Nowadays, royalty comes from what you do"...Gianni Versace

tiaras

Quote from: royalanthropologist on June 29, 2017, 02:20:03 PM
Not a great place to be for once a magnificent empire IMO.

I'd say the only reason they're surviving is because they're trying to convince people they are not that empire.