The end of the British royal family?
The British monarchy has ruled the United Kingdom and her colonies for years — but if a growing movement in Britain has it’s way, it will all come to an end soon.
Queen Elizabeth II is ailing, reportedly with a bad cold, and The Horn News wishes her a quick recovery.
But with the queen now at the age of 90, Brits are already looking to the future – and many are wondering if the nation might be better off without the pomp and circumstance of a royal family.
There’s a growing push for a different kind of “Brexit” in the U.K.
And this one could change the nation forever, ending centuries of tradition and redefining everything from the official head of state to the nation’s currency.
A group called Republic is urging the nation to hold a Brexit-like referendum when the queen passes, before Prince Charles has a chance to assume the throne.
“It will be the first time most people have seen a change in the head of state,” Graham Smith, the group’s chief executive, told The Independent last year.
Indeed, Queen Elizabeth II has ruled for a positively pharaonic 65 years. The only people alive today who knew life under the previous head of state are senior citizens!
“I think that’s going to be a slightly odd, jarring experience for a lot of people,” Smith said. “All of a sudden you’ve got this this other monarch who has been hoisted upon us and no debate about who it is going to be.”
That “other” monarch, of course, is Prince Charles.
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