“It is my duty and desire as a queen to ensure that the monarchy always shapes itself in keeping with the times,” she said in a statement, adding that she considered the decision “a necessary proof of future monarchy.”
It’s a unique brawl, said Professor of European History at the University of Sydney, Robert Aldrich.
“It appears to be a quarrel within the royal family. It was not provoked by misconduct by a member of the royal family. It is not something that involves the general public in particular.”
Princess Athena lives the life of a prince’s diary in reverse.attributed to him:Ritzau Scanpix Photo
The Queen justified depriving the sons of Prince Joachim of royal titles by saying that this would allow them to “shape their private lives to a much greater extent”. Ulrich wonders if part of the decision was based on Prince Nikolai’s endeavors on the runway. “The Queen may have thought that this kind of activity was not quite suitable for a prince.”
But would this move either strengthen or destroy Margaret’s possession, especially since she seems to acknowledge that royalty is not only about blood and acquired right?
The allure of the royal house stems from its institutional dedication to lineage. Breeds of one family go back several centuries. Royal systems know this, which is why royal ceremonies associated with inheritance – births, marriages and funerals – are revered. That’s why she feeds us every detail, from the 55 types of flowers sewn into Meghan Markle’s wedding veil to rosemary sprigs plucked from Buckingham Palace’s garden and woven into Queen Elizabeth’s funeral wreath.
“Members of the royal family, such as the Windsor family and the Danish royal family, know that one way they must stay relevant is to ensure that the public is interested in what they are doing,” Flinders University associate professor of English and royal media expert Dr Gisele Basten said.
When it comes to family occasions, even small details like the embellishments on the veil that the Duchess of Sussex wore to her wedding are presented to the public. attributed to him:Palestinian Authority
“As such, great emphasis is placed on high-profile events such as weddings, royal children, funerals and coronations – all public displays of both traditions and ceremonies, but also carefully organized public relations events that reinforce the royal house in national cultural narratives.”
Events that split the royal family’s unity risk undermining traditional royal myths, from fornication to magistrates – and possibly a dispute over titles, too. But the modern European royal family is evolving. For one thing, they could no longer hide in their castles to avoid public scrutiny.
“As the late Queen Elizabeth II used to say, members of the royal family – especially the King – should be seen to be believed.” They realize that they have to remain in the public eye and be seen as relevant to the public that funds so much of what they do in order to preserve their “jobs”.
Royals marry commoners keeps the fairy tale alive: Danish Crown Prince Frederick and his wife Mary Donaldson on their wedding day.attributed to him:DPA Press Agent
The marriage of royals to “commoners”, itself a recent phenomenon, also favors the monarchy for people and reinforces the Disney fantasy of them being drifted from the streets to the palace through a whirlwind of royal romance. Who can resist the legendary meeting of Princess Mary and Prince Frederick in a pub in Sydney, or the story of Sweden’s Crown Prince Victoria falling in love with the personal trainer who helped her recover from bulimia? A former news anchor, Queen Letizia of Spain is credited with helping drag Spain’s beleaguered monarchy into the 21st century.
But members of the royal family are walking a tightrope between being and above them. Professor Dennis Altman, his book May God protect the Queen He examines the development and importance of the monarchy, writing: “If members of the royal family become like everyone else, what is the point of owning them? But if they remain aloof, how do they maintain popular support?”
It’s a tightrope that Queen Margaret has expertly walked for half a century. Support for the monarchy was around 45 percent when Margaret took the throne in 1972. But recent surveys show that between 70 and 85 percent of Danes support the crown. She herself is benefiting from the update. The rule that prevented a woman from ascending the throne while she was a princess was reversed.
Professor Aldrich, said that Queen Margaret’s hobbies made her endearing to the nation. “She’s a very good artist,” Aldrich said. Each year you design a charity calendar. I have translated some writings from French into Danish.
Queen Margaret was adept at walking the tightrope between being royal and kin.attributed to him:GT
Once, Aldrich went to see a traditional Christmas ballet while on vacation in Copenhagen. At the end of the show, the Danish Queen went up on stage and took a bow – she designed the set.
Professor Altmann said that Margaret “managed to present herself at the same time as one of the people and yet destined to rule”.
Altman’s interest in the monarchy sparked when he realized eight out of the 10 most successful democracies in the world – as he concluded before The Economist They were constitutional kingdoms. He questions whether the imbued stability and identity in royal families is a balm for political anxiety and a bulwark against authoritarian extremism.
“Yes, hereditary monarchies are a ridiculous relic of feudalism, but as I explain in May God protect the Queen “They have continued with popular support as they seem to embody the nation, I suspect because of the mistrust of politicians,” Altman said.
“I suspect that King Charles would have great difficulty reducing the size of the British royal family to a Dutch or Swedish model, but the cynicism of the political leadership in the United Kingdom is so great that I doubt the House of Windsor will continue for long after my life.”
Charles may have some difficulty reducing the size of the British royals.attributed to him:GT
While Queen Margrethe said her decision “taken a long time”, the timing of his announcement was interesting. Like much of Europe, Denmark suffers from high energy and consumer prices.
Bastine notes that the public backlash against the cost and benefit of British royals always escalates during economic distress. Members of the royal family risk appearing out of sight and cluttered in a world of shaky markets and soaring grocery bills, and they must work even harder to convince the public of their usefulness. Cue Princess Anne carries her belongings through JFK Airport this week before catching a commercial flight to Britain.
The tension emerged in real time last year in the Netherlands. Public protest roared as King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima moved their family away to their £3.7m villa in southern Greece even as coronavirus cases rose. They did not violate lockdown rules, but the government discouraged non-essential travel; The royal family abandoned the holiday after an extended day at the private villa beach.
After the controversy, their eldest son and heir to the Dutch throne, Princess Amalia, sent a handwritten letter to the prime minister informing him that she would forgo the 1.6 million euro annual royal salary that was due to start when she turned 18.
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He has had a much better reaction to the holiday scandal than former King Juan Carlos of Spain. In 2012, Spaniards lashed out at the disgraced king – who had an unemployment rate of 23 percent – on a fishing trip in Botswana that cost tens of thousands of dollars a day. He stood in front of the elephant he killed, holding a rifle, before being airlifted home after being injured in a fall. In 2014, he abdicated and exiled himself in 2020 to the United Arab Emirates as authorities investigate links between the $100 million Carlos received from Saudi Arabia and a high-speed rail contract.
Spain’s monarchy – abolished in 1931 and reinstated in 1947 – appears to be the most shaky. But as symbols of continuity in bad times, we won’t see any monarchy systems dissolve in our lives, Aldrich predicts.
“I don’t see any monarchy in immediate danger given the current state of world politics. Most of them have lived through far worse scandals than the downsizing of the monarchy, which is all that has happened in Denmark.”
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