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If a threat to monarchy comes, it will be from the right, not the left

6 mins | Sep 21, 2022
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Can the new king live up to expectations? The position of the sovereign monarch in the UK is traditionally understood to be symbolic. Yet, expectations evolve, and as Robert Shrimsley explains, since society now emphasises people in positions of power to speak out on social issues, there is a danger that the conservative public will turn its back on the monarchy.

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