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What the British Monarchy Actually Does—And How Hard It Would Be To Abolish It. 5 minute read. By Yasmeen Serhan/London. September 15, 2022 10:42 AM EDT.
Canadians still admire the queen, but most want to see the monarchy come to an end. In a recent poll, 67 percent of respondents said they opposed the idea of Charles succeeding his mother to ...
Selected by Tracy Borman, the author, most recently, of ‘Crown & Sceptre: A New History of the British Monarchy, From William the Conqueror to Elizabeth II.’ ...
Australia is removing the British monarchy from its bank notes. The nation's central bank said Thursday its new $5 bill would feature an Indigenous design rather than an image of King Charles III.
Another survey from the National Center for Social Research found that while 55% of the British public consider the monarchy to be important, those who say that its retention is “very important ...
The end of the British monarchy’s power has no single date or event. It is, in classic British fashion, a gradual story, full of smaller decisions that often had unintended consequences. A look ...
For any intelligent outsider watching this weekend's coronation in London, it almost certainly raises one question: Just how does an institution as unashamedly archaic as the British monarchy ...
The British monarchy remains popular among Americans, poll finds NPR's Scott Simon reflects on a poll that asks Americans to rate public figures, both at home and abroad. Politics.
The British monarchy faces significant challenges as health crises and a depleted roster of working royals reshape its dynamics. King Charles III and Princess Kate Middleton’s respective cancer ...
In the 1800s, Queen Victoria oversaw the expansion of the British Empire—which would cover a fifth of the Earth's surface by the end of the century—and critical reforms to the monarchy.