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[-] Trollivier@sh.itjust.works 42 points 11 months ago

She had a good opportunity to abolish monarchy there...

[-] sik0fewl@lemmy.ca 22 points 11 months ago

I think that would have to be done by the Parliament.

[-] Trollivier@sh.itjust.works 20 points 11 months ago

Still a good moment to initiate that discussion.

[-] bstix@feddit.dk 11 points 11 months ago

The discussion was initiated several hundreds years ago and is still going. Approximately 80% of the population are in favour of keeping the monarchy in its current form.

[-] Trollivier@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago
[-] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 2 points 11 months ago

Me when non-French Europeans ask why I don't care about their opinions on anything

[-] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

But you care about French opinions?

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 3 points 11 months ago

Yes. They know the proper role of monarchs.

[-] GiddyGap@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

She's not in charge of that. Denmark has a parliament, and the Danish people do not want to abolish the monarchy. In fact, the Danish royals are very popular in Denmark and abroad.

[-] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca -4 points 11 months ago
[-] Trollivier@sh.itjust.works 13 points 11 months ago

Exactly. What's the point of monarchy in 2024?

[-] WobWob@lemmynsfw.com 5 points 11 months ago

They serve as good will ambassadors and bring in more tourist money than they cost to keep running.

[-] Adanisi@lemmy.zip 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

They also have lobbying and political power, at least in the UK.

Also, it's not the living monarchs that attract tourists. It's the buildings, the places, and the history. Just look at France and Versailles. You do know what they did to their monarchy, right? It's the place and the history, that people go for.

[-] whome@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 11 months ago

Because a lot of them think they are somehow superior to others because they know who their ancestors were for the last 30 generations.

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