Monarch’s can’t take us to war, set economic policy, or determine judicial outcomes. They can appear on TV, in a streaming documentary, or on a podcast. This is the sort of engagement King Charles has chosen, and it’s the sort of instruction we get.
The rest of it is history. The warfare of welfare, the striving of economists, or the struggle of policy hacks is separate. It doesn’t figure in their imagination to engage Royalty. It doesn’t make sense to seek an opinion. The way of the day is to wing it like Netflix.
This marks a different pose for a Royal Family used to real issues. Her Late Majesty had to navigate troubled waters. The King’s first wife even travelled with her own. The path ahead of a landscaped and rose-lined way is paved with home comforts for a King.
It doesn’t match the hardship of working it out or the tough decisions that have to be made everyday. The research on the pavement or the surveys in living rooms. This is the sweat and tears of Civil Servants and the odd MP. It’s not fitting for Royals now.
