After Elizabeth: Can the Monarchy Save Itself? (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781399406529)

The British monarchy has been through turbulent times of late. Rocked by scandal and strife, and without it seems a clear plan for the future following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, we have been left wondering: what happens next?

Nothing seems certain. Will the monarchy survive with its continuing echoes of an Imperial past? Will young people - disenchanted with the political status quo - find the ritual and practice of the monarchy quite so mesmerising as previous generations have done? What might a republican Britain look like?

Ed Owens argues that the monarchy must embrace reform and transform itself radically. No more private jets while preaching about the importance of the environment; no more secrecy obscuring royal influence in high places; and no more hangers on enjoying grace-and-favour homes. A major slimming down is essential. And it's time the family archives were opened.

All these issues will have a direct effect on the common good of the nation as it tries to reinvent itself as a modern working democracy, and endeavours to equip itself for the coming decades. Ed Owens situates this critical moment of royal transition in its historical context in order to set out a vision for monarchy that is future-proof, but which would also see the crown play an integral role in the evolution of 21st-century Britain.

Author: Ed Owens
ISBN-10: 1399406523
ISBN-13: 9781399406529
Publisher: Bloomsbury Continuum
Language: English
Published: 11/14/2023
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.10w x 1.20d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2023
Library Journal 11/01/2023 pg. 68