The King is King of 14 nations other than the UK and he's not there because he's sort of clinging on desperate for power thinking in ways of hanging onto his throne. He's there because the monarchy was invited to be there and there is very much. And it's been disinvited, seriously. The reason that the Queen was Queen of Barbados when Barbados went independent was because Barbados invited it to be its head of state. I mean, this is a sort of fallacy that you can't ever vote a British monarch in or out. You get a papu in a guinea. They voted the Queen in in 1975. They were starting again and she got a call
On this episode of the Sunday Debate we’re going to explore an issue that is timely, yet draws on debates at the heart of British politics and identity for centuries; should King Charles III should be the last British monarch? And where would the UK be without its Royal Family? Speaking for the motion is Graham Smith, CEO of Republic, a British organisation campaigning for the abolition of the monarchy - and author of Abolish the Monarchy: Why we should and how we will. And speaking against the motion is Robert Hardman, journalist, author, and royal commentator - Hardman has penned numerous books on the Royal Family, his most recent being 2022’s Queen of Our Times: The Life of Elizabeth II. Moderating this debate is broadcaster and academic Philippa Thomas.
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