Will the British Monarchy Fall?

The idea that the United Kingdom (and other European “democracies”) is ruled by hereditary descendants in 2026 is, well, anti-democratic and archaic.

In the business world, the saying goes that the first generation makes something great that the second generation maintains and the third generation destroys. Does that saying apply with equal vigor to the British monarchy? While not technically limited to three generations, as the Windsor clan goes back a ways, the current ruling family started off with the hiccup known as Edward VIII who abdicated after less than a year so he could marry American Wallis Simpson. As a result, his brother George VI took over in 1936, serving as our first generation. Lovely Elizabeth II served as the second generation when she succeeded her father in 1952, serving as Queen for nearly seventy-one years, which made her the longest serving monarch in British history.

With Queen Elizabeth’s death, the third generation came to power in the form of Charles III. That is where the trouble began (and items like the one below, which is totally devoid of the difficulties facing Main Street Brits).