One of the curiosities of the United Kingdom’s transformation from an absolute imperial power to a symbol of the geopolitical decline of Western powers was the resilience of its monarchy.
Embodied by Queen Elizabeth, British royal power emerged reinforced from the tragedy of Princess Diana, the Scottish separatist movement, and the plunge into the unknown of Brexit. Even social transformations such as post-colonial criticism and the Me Too movement, which reached the heart of Buckingham by the hand of Meghan Markle and Prince Andrew, left her unscathed. At least until now.
Elizabeth, who had to manage the Suez crisis in the early years of her reign, masterfully played her role as the monarchy’s great protector of public opinion, always ignited by the global press.
In recent years, when Britain’s once unshakable prestige has been threatened by the political revelry unleashed by Brexit, Elizabeth’s political role has extended far beyond the monarchy. She positioned herself as the last adult in the room of a country festooned by uncertainties about her future.
His death, therefore, demands not only the reinvention of the Crown, but of the idea of ​​the Nation of the United Kingdom.
In the context of the biggest domestic economic crisis of the last decades, the next era of the monarchy will have the historical mission to lead the United Kingdom to its new place in the world, separated from the European Union, with the special relationship with the United States threatened, and the projection Asia limited by the assimilation of Hong Kong by China and the war with Russia.
A colossal agenda that its current leadership may not be up to. The now King Charles III is better known for his penchant for ending up on the pages of gossip magazines than political finesse.
Newly appointed Liz Truss is unanimously described by the British political class as the first transitional minister of a collapsing conservative project. She came to power with a program geared to the material problems of society, such as the cost of living, precisely to distance herself from the wild romanticism of Boris Johnson.
Historical experiences show that the ability to organize emotions is a fundamental characteristic at a time like this. Tony Blair used Diana’s funeral to create the “people’s princess” and establish himself as the politician who embodied the modernizing UK.
Elizabeth, for her part, regained the monopoly of affection, contested by Diana herself, and began the most glorious decades of her reign, for which she will be remembered.
Charles and Tuss cannot fail. Elizabeth’s death could be the last opportunity for the political elite to get the UK back on the bandwagon of history.
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