The King's realms.... accurate but to me it does sound rather antiquated. Aside from some diehard monarchists (like Trudeau) most (younger) people in KCIII realms would actually prefer a representative that resembles (in many different ways) one of their own but quite astonishingly not many want to fight for it. Not even after the recent series of toe cringing royal visits to the Caribbean and the passing of QEII there's only small steps taken to change the status quo. But the fact remains that people in many of the realms don't feel particularly represented by any of the British royals. Someone like Meghan could have changed that somewhat but that ship has sailed to Montecito. Ah well ultimately demographics will solve the matter.
But just imagine being a Jamaican in the 21 century having to watch a white man being paraded through your streets in an open vehicle as your new Head of State. Seeing your young children lining the streets waving little British flags at him as a sign of joy. To me its all rather preposterous.
What actually deters many of the countries in his realms from parting with him (now) is a rather cumbersome and painful political and constitutional process to do so... Many politicians have better things to do (including lining their own pockets) and are thus willing to accept the status quo for now as long as the continued situation does harm them electorally. But in their harts they would love to get rid of the British monarch. Meanwhile they don't want to smell a whiff of the stinking odour of colonialism and as we have seen during the recent tours, that is a hell of a challenge to avoid completely!
Meanwhile the drama, gossip, pomp en circumstance surrounding the British monarchy sells like hot cakes. We live in a strange world.
If your message is intended to imply that the 14 realms will, inevitably become republics you over-reach yourself.
There is no appetite for republicanism in PNG, Tuvalu, The Solomon's or Nuei. In Canada and New Zealand, which have republican movements, republicanism is not an important political issue. In Australia, our republican Government has appointed a Minister for a Republic but has confirmed that no referendum will be held during its first term of office. This gives Australian Republicans somewhere between four and six years to promote the idea - hardly evidence of their confidence of success.
I am less informed about the Caribbean realms where the history of slavery might complicate matters, except to note that the Government of the most recent country to declare itself a republic did so without holding a popular vote on the issue, precisely because they were not confident that the proposal would pass.
There is no necessary historical drift towards republicanism in any the King's realms, just as, more broadly, there is no 'right side of history', and it is anti-democratic to suggest otherwise. Political development will always be subject to public sentiment, except in those countries where referendums on constitutional change are not required, and Governments can push through reforms that do/might not reflect public opinion.
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