The future of the monarchy in the United Kingdom

Secondly The Monarch is the British own unique icon which cannot be replaced by any other politician or personality. Looking at Elizabeth II one can see not only currently ruling queen, but also a living symbol of British history, extending back through the centuries and constituting special kind of continuity between the past, the present and the future. In that case The Monarch represents national identity and it is obvious, that putting it to the test by questioning the monarchy nowadays, when there are so many problems with integration between generations, would not do any good.

On the other hand many people oppose monarchy, pointing out the high cost of its maintenance and extravagant lifestyle of members of the royal family. While this jealousy of the wealth and privilege of the nobility can be understandable to some degree, it also cannot be denied, that every year the same royal family brings substantial amount of money to national budget too – much more than these 40 million dollars spent on their livings. What are the reasons why London is so much higher than Paris or Rome or New York as a destination for international tourism? Every year millions of visitors from all over the world come to London just to see Queen and her houses.

All things considered, it is true to say, that, notwithstanding  of arguments being put forward against it, the future Britain will benefit more with Queen rather than without her and all the British should do all in their power to maintain their distinctive political system.