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The monarchy is very important for the British people. It provides a strong sense of identity and also plays an important role in tourism," said Dr. Carole Levin, Willa Cather Emerita professor of history at the University of Nebraska. Anyone who has an understanding of British history will know that his two named predecessors weren't the most successful or beloved," said Kennedy. "One can question whether it was the most appropriate name, but to most of the British public it probably doesn't matter."

But the unseriousness goes beyond superficialities. Smith believes that monarchy’s failings are so self-evident that it is unnecessary to treat it seriously as a system of government. One could be forgiven, after reading this book, for thinking that no greater intellects than Alan Titchmarsh and Stephen Fry have turned their minds to the subject. There is no reference to Thomas Hobbes or Edmund Burke, let alone other, less famous, theorists of monarchy. There is no engagement with the writings of the German historian Ernst Kantorowicz, who exposed the sophistication of monarchical conceptions of the state. To this day, many of these ideas underlie the operations of the British monarchy – too often called ‘constitutional’, notwithstanding the absence of anything resembling a constitution. It's important to recognize that although there are people and organizations that want to see an end to the monarchy, the majority of people are in no way celebrating the death of the Queen. Levin said that Charles II, in fact, was a unifier of the restoration. While it is beautiful and can provide continuity, he still has to be the king of everyone. It was remarkable that his mother, Queen Elizabeth II (the monarch whom people can relate to), was so impressive.RECOMMENDED: Here’s the full schedule for the King’s coronation Why are there anti-monarchy protests? It would start by deftly defining the needed constitutional amendment. It would, in my view, state that the office of Canada’s head of state should henceforth be held, not by the head of the British Royal Family, but by the Governor General, until such time as a constitutional conference decides otherwise.

Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.Indeed many question why we are even having a coronation, given that most other European countries have long since abolished them, the last one in Spain was in 1555 and Denmark, Sweden and Norway have all deemed them archaic and unnecessary since 1906.) Anti-monarchy protesters gather among well-wishers ahead of the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla on May 6, 2023 in London, England. She added that Charles has to demonstrate that he can save money and recognize the difficulties people face. This could be a reduction in the number of people on the payroll.