Monarchy only works when it keeps at a distance. There has to be magic- even though it's only conjuring tricks. Once we find out about the cheating at exams and the falling over drunk in the street the game's up.
Beautifully said.
When a child, I went with my mother to see the movie of Elizabeth's recent coronation, and I thought she was so beautiful, and that the coronation was like being at church. It certainly made our noisy conventions and boring inauguration ceremonies seem shabby by comparison.
I wonder if the monarchy will last much longer? As you say, no one seems to be pushing hard to end it. But I understand that J.K. Rowling now has more money than the Queen.
My [uniformed and ignorant] guess is that the monarchy probably won't last another 100 years. But, then, neither may the Presidency.
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Date: 2004-10-24 09:43 pm (UTC)Beautifully said.
When a child, I went with my mother to see the movie of Elizabeth's recent coronation, and I thought she was so beautiful, and that the coronation was like being at church. It certainly made our noisy conventions and boring inauguration ceremonies seem shabby by comparison.
I wonder if the monarchy will last much longer? As you say, no one seems to be pushing hard to end it. But I understand that J.K. Rowling now has more money than the Queen.
My [uniformed and ignorant] guess is that the monarchy probably won't last another 100 years. But, then, neither may the Presidency.