A rainha está morta, Deus salve o rei
Apesar de ser uma república federal, os EUA não podem se livrar de seu fascínio com todas as coisas reais. Que a experiência da nação de se envolver novamente ou envolvida nos assuntos reais do Reino Unido também não é boa. odiosos que estão no sofá de Oprah. Deveres. Banner de estrela em estrela
Surprising, because it was only through starting a minor skirmish and illegally disposing of tons of high-quality tea that the Americans got to throw off the yoke of the Crown all those years ago.
It’s also worth recalling too that the nation’s experience of getting re-engaged or involved in UK royal affairs isn’t good either.
Wallis Simpson, born Bessie Warfield in Maryland, a Nazi-symapthizing divorcee, played her part in the abdication of Edward VII, and more recently Meghan Markle’s attempts to infiltrate ‘The Firm’ came unstuck following her odious out-pourings on Oprah’s sofa.
Americans, for the main, perhaps wisely, prefer their royals to be truly regal and to observe their soap opera from afar.
Watching the US coverage of Queen Elizabeth’s passing, it is clear Americans largely held a positive view of Her Majesty and the way she conducted herself and performed her duties.
This weekend, having been the 21st anniversary of the 9/11 terror atrocities, we were reminded of the Queen’s statements and actions in expressing sadness and support for America on behalf of the whole British population.
The Coldstream Guards’ rendition – at The Queen’s instruction – of The Star-Spangled Banner Na troca da guarda após o ataque foi tocada frequentemente na TV nesta semana. Pode não admitir que querer um monarca hereditário de volta como chefe de estado, eles certamente se aqueceram para Betty Windsor mais do que muitos dos chefes recentes de estado que têm, talvez por engano, eleitos. A transferência e a adoção de títulos-Prince of Wales, Duque da Cornualha, Rainha Consort e tal. Rapidamente ou deixar um portador de caneta no lugar errado, os americanos suspiraram em sua aparente pele fina. Certamente sacudiu os telespectadores americanos que estão acostumados com a rainha e sua comitiva flutuando serenamente através de qualquer situação, lançando orbes de delícias douradas sobre todos se reuniram lá. O Paper, o New York Times, foi o primeiro a iniciar o processo de expor como o reinado de Charles será diferente do de sua mãe.
Plus, her recent, light-hearted cameos with a skydiving James Bond and a Marmalade smeared Paddington Bear also did wonders to show the warmth of the woman who was Queen of country, commonwealth, and empire for more than 70 years.
While Americans understandably might not admit to wanting a hereditary Monarch back as head of state, they certainly warmed to Betty Windsor more than many of the recent heads of state they have, perhaps mistakenly, elected.
The new incumbent of Buck House has a tough act to follow.
So far, on our US TV news, we have seen a couple of official messages from the grieving Charles, one celebrating his mother and the other talking about the rather tedious sounding transfer and adoption of titles – Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall, Queen Consort and such.
But there has also been sight of a ‘tetchier’ Monarch.
We were informed he issued redundancy notices to all his staff while his mother was being transported to Lie-In-State, and video of him shooing an aide for not removing the lid off a pen quickly enough or leaving a pen holder in the wrong place made Americans gasp at his apparent thin skin. It certainly jolted American viewers who are used to the Queen and her entourage floating serenely through whatever situation, casting orbs of golden delight upon everyone gathered there.
Charles hasn’t elicited the same warm glow with US commentators, the hoi-poloi or the rank and file in the way his mother managed.
My favourite paper, The New York Times, was first to start the process of exposing how Charles’s reign will differ from that of his mum.
Eles apontaram que o ducado da Cornualha-que estava em má condição financeira quando Charles, de 21 anos, o herdou de volta quando parte do portfólio do herdeiro do trono-agora vale bilhões. Claramente, o novo rei tem um toque para ganhar dinheiro. Em vez do chefe genial de uma família, tudo isso é bastante privilegiado. O poder dos medicamentos à base de plantas. Há rumores de ser feitos em dinheiro e recheados em dezenas de sacolas de compras de plástico. Ele é um real, ele está isento de inconvenientes como imposto de renda, ganhos de capital ou imposto sobre herança; portanto, a fortuna que ele gerou com o dinheiro dos contribuintes passou inteiramente para seu filho William, que agora herdou o título de Duke da Cornwall. Chefe de Estado foi uma oportunidade de negócio legítima para enriquecer a si mesmo e aos que estão ao seu redor. Energias para as instituições de caridade e questões para as quais me importo tão profundamente ”, disse o novo monarca durante um de seus endereços de vídeo. O tempo dirá. Downtown in Business
Rather than it being ‘a landed gentry pile of land’, the Duchy now owns The Oval Cricket Ground, acres of rolling green countryside, seaside cottage rental businesses, central London commercial real estate, supermarkets and 130,000 acres of real estate property.
In this respect, Charles is more like the CEO of Monarchy PLC rather than the genial head of a family, all-be-it a rather privileged one.
Americans may also struggle to take Charles to their hearts as they learn more about how he has struggled to keep his public role and his personal ambitions and ideas apart.
When Tony Blair was Prime Minister, Charles would inundate him with letters about reversing the Government’s ban on fox hunting, the fate of badgers and even the power of herbal medicines.
While these were perhaps ill-judged and meddlesome, there are more worrying examples which have spurred the former Liberal Democrat Government Minister Norman Baker to file a police complaint.
Charles is accused of swapping knighthoods and citizenships for wealthy Saudi Arabian and Arab businessmen in return for large donations to his charities and foundations– one such gift was rumoured to be made in cash and stuffed into dozens of plastic shopping bags.
Not, perhaps, how one wishes to see their monarch acting.
The money Charles makes from these various business dealings have in part paid for the lifestyle of his children, his heir William and US-based Harry who is no longer supported directly by the public purse.
And while that sounds admirable, because he is a Royal, he is exempt from such inconveniences as income tax, capital gains or inheritance tax, so the fortune he has generated with the taxpayers’ money has passed entirely to his son William who has now inherited the title Duke of Cornwall.
Americans looking at the track record of the incoming King may draw frightening similarities with the antics of their former President Trump, who seemed to share the opinion that being head of state was a legitimate business opportunity to enrich yourself and those around you.
Charles needs to get a grip on his business advisors and the communications teams because it doesn’t take much to recognize the optics aren’t good.
Lots of US Royal watchers will be waiting to see what the new King does next.
“It will no longer be possible for me to give so much of my time and energies to the charities and issues for which I care so deeply,” the new Monarch told us during one of his video addresses.
But will the 73-year-old King be able to learn new tricks and walk away from all those money-making opportunities?
Time will tell. Time will tell.
