What Happens to the British Monarchy Now?
glamour.comof Queen Elizabeth II and of the Prince of Wales, now King Charles III. The proclamation, largely figurative in use for 121 years, is once again permeating through the press and pop culture.This content can also be viewed on the site it from.The syntactic construction of the expression has a clear intent, both confirming the death of one monarch and the rise of another.
Blunt, sure. Yet it immediately cuts to the point that while the monarchy has shifted, the power structure of the crown remains very much intact.In the tumultuous Middle Ages, when challenges to the succession could prompt wars where heads would literally roll, quickly moving on after a monarch’s death was a vital peacekeeping method.
That may hold true even today. While the monarchy has little-to-no governing power in the United Kingdom—making violent conflict over any changes improbable—republicanism is on the rise.
Recently, Barbados removed the Queen as head of state, while a found support for the monarchy dipping dramatically among 18 to 24-year-olds in Britain.
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