Will he be able to “maintain” and modernize the crown at the same time? Will he be a more political king than his mother? With more personalities? How will he stem the media flood of royal family scandals? Which narratives will it adopt towards the former colonies? And with Europe after Brexit? Does a hereditary monarchy still make sense? Does public opinion follow this passage with interest and devotion?
These are some of the many questions surrounding the historic transition of the Crown of Great Britain from the longest reigning ruler in the Kingdom’s history, Elizabeth IIa historical and pop icon at the same time, the Queen who keeps falling to her feet, a symbol of the unity of the nation and the royal family, right down to the eldest son Charles.
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Charles III and the impossible influence on the policy decisions of the British Prime Minister and the government: “If he chooses to be more active, he will act in the shadows”
A worldwide phenomenon that lasted from 1953 to last September. Almost seventy years of public life in which the world has changed dramatically. And while the essences of historical periods were born, died, entered into battle and then evolved, died and were reborn, she was always there. A subdued presence, yet loud.
Carlo sees it all, understands it and knows it better than any of us. Finally, he is the one who suffered the monarchy, like the other family members, and after a long wait now has the task of representing them. And the question arises: How?
He will surely be a ruler in complete discontinuity with the mother. First, because he is the son of a different generation, and as the French historian Marc Bloch said: “Men are more children of their time than of their fathers” – and in this particular case of their mother.
He will be a king with more political personality, even if the role still imposes a high level of discretion on him.
He will be a king who, as he has already begun, will talk about Germany to Europeboth because of his personal connection to the country and because of his interest in engaging with the European Union on issues of personal interest such as green transition and support for Ukraine.
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“I’m a doctor and I’m going to explain why King Charles III has ‘sausage’ fingers, that’s what all Britons want to know,” the Chron said on Coronation Day
In this sense, the presence of representatives of the three major European institutions during the ceremony is also symbolic Karl Michael, Ursula von der Leyen And Robert Metsola.
So while Charles will be a more modern king, the monarchy remains an institution that will scarcely represent the present and future. Keep of course a historical tradition, but politically, although the world has long since abandoned the concept of a God-inspired hereditary monarchy, it remains a wholly anachronistic institution. The coronation ceremony, a ritual that has been preserved for centuries, underlines the monarchy’s attachment to tradition, which it will never lose.
A ceremony medieval tasteall orchestrated with meticulous accuracy and holiness at Westminster Abbey, the site of the world’s first Parliament.
Will Prince Charles and Queen Camilla manage to reconcile tradition, politics, modernity and the British monarchy’s sense of existence?
It’s the challenge Carlo was born with as William will have after him: to survive an institution you don’t represent. Maybe what they really represent it will be the slow decline of an institutionwhose splendor no longer has a right to exist in today’s world and even more so in tomorrow’s world.