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Has its own pitfalls, as we see in my country. as we are seeing again right now. yeah, absolutely. and i understand that there is this urge for countries to have a unifying figure, someone who seems to be beyond politics who can really rally the nation in times of great need or crisis, and that happens in other countries. there are elected presidents or otherwise chosen heads of state who are not part of a dynasty that we see here. although, there are one or two where they are, it can feel almost dynastic. that is true. and also i was once based in south asia and saw two monarchies fall. i mean, well, one, it was a republican revolution that got rid of an unelected dynast in nepal, and in bhutan, it was actually a king who said, it s time for me to give up absolute power and for this to become a constitutional monarchy . but that is the way of the world is heading towards democracy. although, of course we see setbacks. when india became independent, ....
Become the queen consort, not somebody strangely on the sidelines. it did feel like a bit of management of the process, trying to ensure that camilla was accepted, because if the queen gives camilla her imprimatur, it s harder for others to object. but i think what will happen when we see a new monarch is that prior to any coronation, if they have one, of that monarch, we re going to get opinion polls, i would think, about them. millions of people have never forgotten diana. | you know, they ve wiped her out of history. - prince charles s first wife, who died in a car accident. and that s why camilla being installed again. by the queen, kind of given. this, i think is to misread how many people really feel passionately that diana | was wronged. i think that s true, but i think that has somewhat faded. no. ....
Was accepted, because if the queen gives camilla her imprimatur, it s harder for others to object. but i think what will happen when we see a new monarch is that prior to any coronation, if they have one, of that monarch, we re going to get opinion polls, i would think, about them. millions of people have never forgotten diana. | you know, they ve wiped her out of history. - prince charles s first wife, who died in a car accident. and that s why camilla being installed again by the queen, kind of given this, i think- is to misread how many people really feel passionately. that diana was wronged. i think that s true, but i think that has somewhat faded. no. it s not as strong as it once was. ....
Of politicians. - what seems to me, you know, . why did the queen award andrew all these multiple medals? each time you saw him, his mum had given him another medal. i we need more interrogation. you know, you have these special correspondents, . royal correspondents i who leave their critical faculties behind, whereas a science correspondent i or an environment correspondent or a legal correspondent - is expected to give - you both sides, to examine, forensically explain. we need to get to| that point, i think. let s talk a bit more in the last few minutes about, because henry raised it and it s a very good point, well, two points actually, we ll come to the one about the rest of the world in a moment, if we can. butjust very quickly, on this question of transition, this used to be a really nervous time for monarchs, didn t it, when an old king or queen was coming to the end of their life, because they worried that at that point, another member of their enormous family from some other ....
Having a monarch is no guarantee of either the good or the evil of a monarch, of the monarchy. you do have thailand, where they re in support of a military dictatorship. 0n the other hand, although he was an embarrassment a few years ago, the king in spain, juan carlos, actually helped transition that country to democracy from fascism, and so there have been examples of good kings and queens and bad kings and queens. and sometimes it s the same person. correct! exactly. but they are not elected and there is no way to get rid of them unless it is a bloody revolution or some other kind of mechanism that few countries have managed to actually successfully do in a bloodless way, so you cannot get rid of these kings and queens very easily, and i think that s what we re seeing is a problem. i ve got 30 seconds, yasmin. how much longer will it last as an institution, do you think, in this country? it will.one - generation, i think. catherine? the duke of edinburgh said as long as you want us. ....