ready to change the polity
Anna Whitlock, professor of the history of modern monarchy at City University London, said that Charles would try to “maintain continuity”, while also indicating that the monarchy was ready to change. But many questions remain before them. Whitlock said, “What is the place of monarchy in a multi-faith, multi-ethnic society? Is this the right system now to maintain the trust of the nation? And should there be a Maharaja representing Britain abroad? Or, does this system not represent an inclusive, diverse society?
“Another question is whether a 73-year-old in a society of diverse race, religion, color is prepared to face these issues,” he said. Waited and in many ways he is a symbol of the modernization of the monarchy. He is the first Maharaja to be educated outside the royal family, the first to earn a university degree, and also the man who is seeing the ever-increasing glare of the media show respect for the royal system.
Will give new direction to the monarchy
He has been lauded as an early advocate of the environment campaign and for working to improve the lives of youth from underprivileged communities. Leon appeared at Westminster Abbey on behalf of the Saint Lucian community in her honor during the Queen’s funeral. The community came to Britain as migrants from the Caribbean after World War II. Léon hopes that Charles will lead the monarchy in a new direction. In addition to being the King of Britain, Charles is the head of state for 14 ‘territories or countries’ that retained the monarch as their sovereign after gaining independence from the former British Empire.
Barbados will break ties with the royal system
However, these far-flung lands, from Australia and New Zealand to the Caribbean, may be the first challenges Charles may face. That same year, Prince William and his wife Kat faced appeals from the royal family to apologize for their slavery days during their visit to Belize, Jamaica and the Bahamas. Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness told the royal couple during the visit that their country was “moving forward”. Over the next few months, Barbados announced its severance with the royal system.
Charles has been expressing his personal views
The laws and conventions governing Britain’s constitutional monarchy dictate that the royal family should stay out of partisan politics, but Charles has spent much of his adult life speaking out on issues that are important to him, including the environment. His comments also sparked a clash with politicians and the business community, who accused the then Prince of Wales of focusing on issues he should have kept quiet. The question remains whether Charles will follow his mother’s path and no longer reveal his personal views because he is the Maharaja, or will use his new platform to reach a wider audience. Charles has said, “My life will definitely change as I take on my new responsibilities.”