After a reign that began in 1952 and lasted more than 70 years, World War II Elizabeth’s death on September 8 at the age of 96 gave way to the heir apparent, the Prince of Wales, who would rule as Carlos III. Queen Elizabeth, who ascended the throne after World War II, normalized the institution and guided it through the tumultuous events that included the Suez disaster, the Cold War, and the gradual collapse of the vast empire that was now nearly destroyed. Intellectual rather than real ties with Australia, New Zealand and Canada, which still hold some strategic importance. In short, II. Elizabeth, along with her North American brethren, could be said to have orchestrated the downfall of a great country that had triumphed over the Axis powers; It has nuclear weapons and a strong navy, holds a permanent seat on the UN Security Council, and is the sixth largest economy in the world, although its former hegemonic role will gradually fade in a European Union into which it has gradually entered. (in large part due to de Gaulle’s hostility) and leaving London in one of the most notorious global historical mistakes of recent decades.
III. He celebrated this provocative, wasteful and megalomaniac ritual as if we were living in an ancient world, in the pastry atmosphere of ancient medieval empires, in a feudal system where the lord wielded power by divine right. As Carlos III is still the highest governor of the Church of England, VIII. Head of Protestantism, the schismic creed that Henry espoused to divorce Catherine of Aragon, daughter of the Catholic Monarchs, and marry Anne Boleyn against the advice of Rome.
Although the Archbishop of Canterbury recognized the rights of all other religions by encouraging the monarch to fulfill his obligations that bind him to Protestantism, III. to be equally adopted by the subjects. However, we don’t even want to imagine what would happen in other democracies like the Spanish one without going any further if the incoming monarch had to get the approval of the president of the episcopal conference instead of taking an oath to the constitution. Respect for foreign rituals does not prevent us from calling things by their names.
The flamboyant magnificence with which the old autocrats adorned power was intended to surprise its subjects, to overwhelm them, to surrender them to the indisputable supremacy of the emperor, the master of his life and possessions, backed by transcendence. Just as a herd of lions or elephants display the majesty of the alpha male, the ancestral king displayed immense wealth and unlimited power to win the obedience of his citizens. For now, the British have completed the glory with their presence and applause, but it is likely that the British crown will soon be on their feet. A May 2021 YouGov poll published by “The Independent” showed that 41% of people aged 18-24 would prefer a republic, compared to 31% of monarchists. It was a complete change compared to 2019: the poll showed that 46% preferred the monarchy, and only 26% wanted it to disappear.
In fact, one of the most repeated observations of those reported to have covered the coronation ceremony was that the vast majority of young people completely ignored the ceremony. It’s a ceremony that costs the public treasury a great deal of money, and dissolves the border between democratic politics and fairy tales.