Furthermore, the Monarchy reserves the thought that the 'Head of State' is essentially that, the head of an entire country. As such it should be above petty party politics. Yes, since the Queen is not elected the allegation that she does 'represent' anyone is quite naive, as an elected President could be there on 35% of the vote, so would probably go further in isolating even more people. The Queen does not have to panic every five years, prancing and posing for impending elections, and can quite happily carry on the being the Head of State.
The British Monarchy has recently been through one of its toughest tests in over a century, after the wake of Diana's death in 1997 saw public opinion of the Monarchy drop to its lowest ebb since the murmurings of revolution in the 1920s (Bolshevikism, the General Strike, first Labour Government etc). However the Monarchy prevailed - Prince Charles and Camilla are married, the Queen has celebrated 50 years of service and the two Princes are seen as popular and affable members capable of leading Britain through the 21st Century.
The Monarchy won't be going anywhere for the time being.
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