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I think the author is trying to say-- in an entertaining way-- that while everyone is getting sentimental and nostalgic about the longest reining monarch of Bri
by georgeecollins 10y ago
I think the author is trying to say-- in an entertaining way-- that while everyone is getting sentimental and nostalgic about the longest reining monarch of Britain, do not forget that monarchy is useless and antithetical to modern ideas such as meritocracy and sexual equality.
Queen Elisabeth grew up in a time when the monarchy was far more threatened because of the political changes of the 1930s and the actions of her uncle. Knowing how precarious her situation was she tread very carefully. All it will take is one foolish ancestor to expose monarchy as an expensive and useless anachronism.
It is probably good for tourism though!
- ginko 10y ago>It is probably good for tourism though! As an Austrian I'm not buying that argument. It's not as if you need to tear down all the royal palaces when you abolish monarchy. If anything you can give tourists deeper entry, since no one lives there anymore. Just take a look at Schloss Schönbrunn, the Imperial palace in Vienna, which has way more visitors than Buckingham palace for the simple reason that it is open the entire year.
- megablast 10y agoGood point. But you also need to take into account events like Royal weddings, which are huge for tourists.
- georgeecollins 10y agoI was kind of kidding about the tourism thing.