Windsor Castle: Changing hundreds of royal clocks

Re:Windsor Castle: Changing hundreds of royal clocks by chrisseaton on Wednesday October 28, 2020 @06:36AM (#24917232)

In practice, people living under these options like it less than the British people like the Queen.

For example elected elder statesman such as Higgins: approval rating around 70%.

Prime Minister: approval rating around 34%.

The Queen has an approval rating around 80%, sometimes as high as 90%.

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Re:Windsor Castle: Changing hundreds of royal clocks by pmyteh on Wednesday October 28, 2020 @09:03AM (#24918221)

I suspect that's partly because the Queen is a symbol of Britishness, and partly because Elizabeth has been a really good constitutional monarch. (And I say that as an ardent Republican. I'd certainly elect her our first ceremonial president).

Charles, on the other hand... I suspect that the monarchy is always only two mediocre monarchs from abolition.

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