After Elizabeth II

Can the Monarchy Save Itself?

Ed Owens

The future of the monarchy after the death of Queen Elizabeth II and during the reign of Charles III.

Queen Elizabeth II died on Thursday 8th September 2022, and immediately questions arose about the nature and purpose of monarchical, non-elected government. The arguments for Republicanism now increase - is this a monarchy fit for modern Western democratic society? Overall, monarchs and members of Royal families these days get a bad press. So what indeed will happen now that the Queen is dead?

In the post-Elizabethan Age, it is time to ask the question: does Britain retain its new monarch’s reign? It is Ed Owens’ argument that the great advantage of Elizabeth's reign was that people took the monarchy for granted – as something innate to public life. This was due in part to a clever PR exercise by the Royal household. Only by weighing up both sets of arguments - republican and monarchic - will we come to a balanced conclusion as to what will be best for Britain.