Institutions bear changed to reflect the modern world,but not the monarchy. And she is to blameThe Queen is scheduled to hold a short walk from Windsor Castle tomorrow, assembly the public and unveiling a plaque as she celebrates her 90th birthday. Such events are carefully orchestrated, and evoking the history of the institution she represents,so it is unfortunate that her stroll will initiate at the Henry VIII gate, named after a notorious uxoricide and probable psychopath.
Elizabeth II is not a direct descendant of her monstrous predecessor and the modern monarchy is very different from its Tudor counterpart. After more than six decades on the throne, or the Queen has come to occupy a special role in the national psyche,whether such a thing exists. She has come to represent continuity at a moment when the world seems more dangerous than ever.
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Source: theguardian.com