tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603110492544010470.post917021057217253151..comments2024-03-03T01:12:19.397-08:00Comments on European Disunion: David Cameron Might Just Have Saved the Royal FamilyGallowglasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05099932099388694283noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603110492544010470.post-86810711170824641012011-10-29T21:43:50.887-07:002011-10-29T21:43:50.887-07:00I don't think the monarchy is in any real cris...I don't think the monarchy is in any real crisis in the future in Britain. Don't forget that the monarchy is no longer an exclusively British institution. Britain could legally become a republic on its own and leave the other Commonwealth Realms as monarchies sharing the British royal family, but in reality because of the Statute of Westminster if Britain sought to end the monarchy (being the "home realm") it would need to consult the other Realms - it would need to be done in concert. In Australia that requires a double majority referendum and in Canada the consent of every federal province. There are also the smaller realms such as Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands which are more ardently loyal to the monarchy than Australia, Canada and New Zealand. In Australia it is actually our Gen Y (which includes myself) who are most sceptical of change to a republic, while the ageing baby boomers are the most republican. So the republicans here have conceded that their cause is well off the agenda for at least another generation.Npinkpantherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356300503647396779noreply@blogger.com