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THE GUARDIAN: The palace is not above politics
The monarchy has been seen to intervene behind the scenes, in unwise moves
05 May 2021 - 13:43
In last year’s “democracy rankings” by the Economist intelligence unit four of the top five spots went to countries where the head of state wears a crown. Nobody with a modern democratic outlook would dream of putting a monarchy atop a democracy, yet in practice they seem to work rather well.
Royalty depends on popularity. YouGov polling in 2020 put Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II’s approval rating at 69%, way above her son and heir Prince Charles, at 40%. Only 7% approve of Prince Andrew, who unwisely went on television to defend his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein...
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