After observing the pomp and pageantry applied to the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II of England and the coronation of her son Charles III, Leonor de Borbón’s Constitutional oath-taking ceremony next Tuesday will seem like a minimal liturgy. Prince Philip’s kingdom existed in 1986. Our monarchy is much more similar to the Scandinavian countries than to the UK. That is why it is sometimes necessary to remember that the form of monarchy is not something that in itself tarnishes the quality of a country’s democracy. Let us remember that the Scandinavian countries have allowed these countries to coexist with the highest level of democratic quality in the world. In accordance with the institution, as long as it remains subject to the principle of example and fulfills its constitutional function, deviations from the principle of democratic equality given to its holders from birth will only be a minor fact, especially because they do not exist. the political power of cash.

Of course this did not prevent anyone from being a recalcitrant republican, but I doubt that a majority of them saw the principle of monarchy as an obstacle to their civil liberties. They knew that if there was a sufficient majority to reform the Constitution like this, the transition to a republic would be possible. Parliamentary monarchy, therefore, is legitimate in a democracy, in accordance with the sovereignty of the people, not simply a remnant of the past, something like a coccyx reminiscent of the Old Regime. What is beyond doubt is that it has strong symbolic power, symbolizing the unity of the State. And this is the basic reason that explains the absence of the independence parties at the ceremonies of the 31st. The PNV’s reasons are becoming increasingly inexplicable, because everyone knows that they do not object to the rights of the Old Regime corporations and for many years they did not. was flirting with the Crown as a means to a confederate scheme. We already know the reason has something to do with Bildu. What’s holding it all back is not the monarchy, but Spain or, in the case of Podemos or Sumar (?), the ’78 pact.

Continuing the symbolic dimension, the big news on this occasion is that the next holder of the Crown will be a young woman, and this does not seem to be a trivial matter. As seen from the Metroscopia survey, this data and the training process are starting to have an impact on the age group (18 to 35 years old) that until recently was the most reluctant to accept the monarchy. In 2021, Princess Leonor’s approval was below 50% and has now jumped to 63%, and disapproval is down to 21%. His father’s efforts to undo the decline that his grandfather’s neglect of the institution undoubtedly caused must have had something to do with it. Surprisingly, his rehabilitation included his “rejuvenation.”