Queen of England’s death He has raised the monarchy. King and queen live a saeculum horribilis: In 1900 there were kings who ruled the fates, often with an iron fist, of the 150 countries of the world, but at the beginning of this century there were only forty remaining and, in general, with more ceremonial than real powers. However, at this time the monarchy barely fell. The blue bleeding has stopped. Why?
Precisely because so many crowned heads have rolled over (sometimes literally), the survivors have developed a certain immunity, based on the principle of minimizing the power of the king and maximizing their symbolism. The further the Mahkota is from legislative, executive and judicial powers, the greater its chances of perpetuating itself in a democratic society. It’s not that the king or queen is above the political struggle, as was the case in the past, or as those who still hold on to they demand a militant interpretation from Felipe VI from the constitutional prescription that the king “middle and govern the regular functions of institutions”. Instead, they should be on the side of the warring, without appearing to be helping the favourites. And here is room for improvement in Spain, where we can further distance the king from the coronation process, as recommended expert Ignacio Molina. In this way, we will avoid repeating a scene that, sadly, will happen more often in our fragmented politics: Who should the king call upon to form the government? To the leader of the most voted list or to the person deemed to have better parliamentary support?
By Victor Lapuente
In the picture, from Victoria Jones For AFP, Elizabeth II attended the opening ceremony of the British Parliament in 2019, accompanied by her son Charles from England.
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