The future of the monarchy in the United Kingdom

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The future of the monarchy in the United Kingdom

"Long live The King" - this proclamation could be heard in Great Britain since always. Yet, how long will it remain its connotation? Even though numerous Britons still support the political system of their country, there is also significant number of those, who would be pleased about abolition of the monarchy. Still, Great Britain without a king is hardly imaginable. The monarchy embodies that country and should never be abolished.

First of all the constitutional monarchy in Britain is a stable democratic system of government. As Hugo Vickers, the biographer of the British royal family, says - if someone were to create the United Kingdom in 2011 that particular system probably wouldn't be chosen, but it doesn't change the fact that it still works well and that it's extremely popular. Indeed it is, because if it doesn't, then how explain the fact that it has lasted for over 300 years? There aren't many countries which political system has stood such a test of time. And what is more, according to surveys conducted by MORI, a percentage of British pro-monarchists increased from 69% in 1993 to 75% in 2011.