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© Thomson Reuters 2023.King Charles thanks public for their 'love' as he marks death of late mother, Queen Elizabeth
By Michael Holden LONDON©2025 GPlusMedia Inc.
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Redemption
I Love you King Charles!
Sid
The death of Queen Elizabeth is the beginning of the end of the monarchy in the UK, thank goodness. Especially amongst young people there's very little support for its continuation, and even for this oldie the end can't come soon enough.
Uchujin
UK is still living in the 13th century
The monarchy is an outdated institution that no longer serves a meaningful role in modern society.
Jimizo
Not sure it’s coming in the short-term, but I think the idea that the biggest fear for the royals is indifference rather than peasants storming the gates is about right.
The royal thing is all just kind of silly now.
Make yourself useful for once and get the ‘sacred’ arm of the monarchy to pay their taxes.
Alan Harrison
The death of Queen Elizabeth is the beginning of the end of the monarchy in the UK, thank goodness.
Every time a senior member of the British Royal Family passed away, one hears such comments. The British monarchy is as strong as ever. Incidentally, my cousin's pub in the UK was packed to the rafters with young and old on King Charles's coronation day, in front of the big TV screen.
Jimizo
Support for it isn’t.
Matt
I'd rather have King Charles and the monarchy system than a politicised presidential system. Yes, the monarchy isn't perfect, but what system is?
Laguna
Didn't know anything about Balmoral Castle. Nice place! - apparently, lotsa tartan. Coupla good articles with photos and a video of a young Queen Elisabeth dancing at the Ghillies Ball.
https://www.elledecor.com/celebrity-style/celebrity-homes/a40969807/balmoral-castle/
https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a40861935/queen-elizabeth-ghillies-ball-balmoral-scotland/
wallace
Support for the royal family is declining especially with younger people. But I think it will outlast me.
Thunderbird2
To be honest all the younger people care about is themselves and whether or not they'll boil away as the planet supposedly becomes a space barbeque... they don't believe in institutions, royal or otherwise.
As long as they can have their overpriced coffee, hold up traffic as they cycle to their uni try to make older generations feel guilty they're happy...
Personally, I'm a royalist... In a civil war I'd be on the side of the King ^_^
Paustovsky
Er...
Bournemouth v Chelsea
Tottenham H. v Crystal Palace
Wolves v Aston Villa
Liverpool v Brentford
2,000 Guineas at Newmarket with other full racing schedules at Doncaster and other courses
Premier League Rugby
But sure, they are all there to see one of the most disliked men in the country put on a silly hat.
EFD
The Monarchy is struggling to change with the times and I don't envy the King attempting to maintain historical tradition while trying to also remain relevant in modern society.
I think it will be Willam and Kate that make or break the monarchy. King Charles is (and I realize that I am an outsider) in my view, a place-holder.
Kind of feel sorry for the current king. He trained for so long, but his late predecessor was such a tough act to follow. Holding the fort is about as much as I think one could expect.
Redemption
So much. We need our symbols. Rather have a reasonable guy like him being praised than a psycho dictator in North Korea or Russia.
Mr Kipling
Great friend of Jimmy Saville.
Let them stay but don't use the poor tax payer to support them.
Charles the last. Not my king.
Yrral
British monarchy was not strong enough for the US colonies
N. Knight
Rubbish
N. Knight
2,000 Guineas... talking about silly hats.
More nonsense
N. Knight
A minority of shouty people like you that have always been present over centuries.
N. Knight
Yes it is
itsonlyrocknroll
Monarchy, or an elected head of state?
Quote......
The highest representative of a sovereign state, who may or may not also be its head of government. The role of the head of state is primarily representative, serving to symbolize the unity and integrity of the state at home and abroad.......Britannica
Don't be lulled into the belief that, any celebrity activist would ever have the political/diplomatic experience to fulfil such a role, or ever be given serious consideration from an parliamentary establishment elite institution in Great Britain.
For over seven-hundred years the nation state right up to modern political thinking, the British people may view Monarchy as a relic of a bygone aristocratic age, however above political intrigue, in essence when political oversight becomes interference.
The present toxic malaise is the right-wing media, the Royal household, in cahoots with a parliamentary establishment is attempting to cast Prince Harry /Meghan Markle in the same breath as Prince Andrew.
Please view ……
Right-wing media 'treating Harry and Andrew as equals' | James O'Brien on LBC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_cRBzmOQGs
Unless King Charles pulls himself together, then the Monarchy as we all know it could be surplus to requirements.
James O'Brien is brutal in his put down.
A follow up...
James O'Brien vs Prince Andrew apologist | LBC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7vdR3qeotc&t=60s
Jimizo
Why does it have to be a ‘celebrity activist ‘ for head of state?
It’s often Tony Blair who comes up for some unknown reason when discussing an elected head of state.
Not a genuine argument.
Good job Andrew wasn’t next in line after Elizabeth left us, eh?
Got lucky with the dice on that one.
Not from the polls I’ve seen.
Alan Harrison
A minority of shouty people like you that have always been present over centuries.
@N.Knight. Quite agree. Anti-Royalists tend to shout a lot. But as the old saying goes "Empty vessal's make most noise".
wallace
Royal family support is down to 47%.
Jimizo
A bit harsh.
I find the system which puts them in this position absolutely ridiculous but I can’t despise them as individuals.
Oh, maybe Andrew. Appalling specimen.
In some ways, you can sympathize that they are a bit weird ( no excuses for Andrew here ). They’ve been brought up in a weird environment.
itsonlyrocknroll
Jimizo
The parliamentary establishment is an institution created/formed to be the political physical embodiment that beheaded a King to ensure that a head of state would never interfere in UK democratic process.
So the likelihood of a democratically elected head of state over a appointed career diplomat or political grandee able to secure power and influence, with the necessary control over the process to select a candidate able to influence the all powerful mandarins in control of civil service, the permanent secretaries, will always prevail.
Tony Blair, well that depends, never say never.
Sid
According to the UK government's own figures, less than one third of 18-24 year olds think the monarchy is good for the country. In another poll taken before the coronation 75% of young people were not interested the coronation at all and only 18% were. Presumably this minority were the ones 'packing the pubs to the rafters'.
itsonlyrocknroll
Jimizo,
Humbly, it maybe best to start with the constitutional, the scenario that would prompt a nation to collectively say through a referenda, the background media debate, how that binary vote would be fashioned, the process question that provoked abolish the monarchy.
It would be revolutionary no.
A modern day peasants revolt?
N. Knight
Ha ha ha. What rubbish.
ClippetyClop
Untrue. It's 37%, which is more than 1/3.
You also forgot to mention that every other age group beyond that slim 6 year sample was in favour of the monarchy.
As Brits get older, they are more likely to support the monarchy.
Personally I don't care either way but let's get it right, on the whole Brits support the King.
Sid
ClippetyClop
The figure for 'the monarchy is good for the country' is actually 32%. They give a variety of figures and I think you're looking at a different question.
I only give this figure because I was making the point about young people. After all, the future of the monarchy is in their hands, not old people. I agree with another commenter who stated 'I don't think it will happen in my time'.
u_s__reamer
...Prince Andrew, who had to quit royal duties over his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Or,
...Prince Andrew, who had to quit royal duties over the fact that he was was an active participant in Jeffrey Epstein's prostitution ring and for having sex with a minor, a crime he denied, but for which he only had to pay damages of 12 million pounds.
Words do matter, innit?