![]() It is to an entire system of political decline and economic inequality that cannot withstand closer scrutiny, and so it must be embellished and cloaked in ceremony.Īnd it was ever thus. The monarchy does provide a service, but not to us. We have the worst of both worlds: the royal family gives us nothing, and we in turn legitimise it, give it meaning and audience and pay, through subsidies and tax exemptions, for its ability to wow us. We are, of course, in a way we need to be for the institution of monarchy to have any meaning at all. ![]() ![]() T he biggest illusion – and utility – of royal events such as the coronation is that we are somehow a part of them. ![]()
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