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Prince Charles, His Detractors, and the Future of the Monarchy

5/17/2022

 
PicturePrince Charles
Prince Charles has been sometimes 
criticised for the way he expresses his views 
on matters of personal interest to him such 
as environmental affairs. However, a 
monarch being involved in political affairs 
is hardly something that would doom a 
constitutional monarchy. Charles’s image is 
really bound-up with the drama of his two 
marriages rather than his personality. 

The politician from across the Commonwealth who has really
trash talked Charles the most, is perhaps Maxime Bernier, at
least in recent times. Bernier in his days as a cabinet minister
never revealed any republican sentiment but as the
momentum of his right-wing populist movement has grown,
he has become more vocal over the issue. At this point,
Maxime is unlikely to return to Ottawa anyway even if the
PPC vote does increase by a large margin, but, this still could
put pressure on the Tories.
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The monarchy in Canada has actually proven to be a pretty
resilient thing however controversial it may be. This might be
attributed to the Monarchist League of Canada having been
able to stay focused on presenting the argument for monarchy
in a non-partisan way and working to maintain a degree of
influence, to the extent of perhaps having the chairman sit
next to the leader of the opposition at a state dinner, or having
the deputy prime minister attend one of their events.

But the biggest threat to the monarchy in Canada is the
perception of Prince Charles being political. However, the
monarchy’s European counterparts show that this does not
need to be so. The other monarchies in Europe appear to
generally be suffering less controversy than that of the House
of Windsor despite being perceived as being more political. It
is also important to remember that whilst the financing of the
monarchy in the UK is part of the debate, Canada does not
send a single penny to Buckingham Palace. It would be
difficult for any politician like Bernier to use “taxpayers
money” as ammunition against it.

It feels pretty unrealistic that there will be any real appetite to
skip Charles, even if we had the option. It is important to
remember that constitutional monarchy can be refereed by
the public fairly easily. The royal houses have proved to be
highly sensitive to public opinion. In the UK this was
famously the case with Edward VIII’s controversial choice of
wife but more recently in Spain when their king was
humiliated into abdication by his own scandals. Spain appears
to be the only other European monarchy to be suffering the
same level of crisis in public image as the UK has. Despite
what tabloids like to shake up in the English speaking world,
such a “royal crisis” appears to be bigger in Spain than it is in
the UK, to the extent that quite a few mainstream Spanish
politicians have actually advocated a republic in contrast to
the very small number of British republicans in Westminster
and even smaller number of them who actually have tried to
campaign for a republic. Charles doesn’t face the same
pressure as Juan Carlos did.

People have at times raised an eyebrow over Prince Charles
(and his sons) acting ‘woke’. But Dutch royalty has been able
to work pretty well with ‘wokeness’, advocating LGBT,
immigration, environmental affairs, and other such things
related to social justice.  This does frustrate some
conservatives but not to the extent of fanning republican
sentiment. The widespread support for the royalty continues
to be preserved.
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Prince Charles speaking at COP21
With the more recent generation of royals, marrying
commoners has become increasingly natural. The Nordic
royals have been doing this for some time now but even in the
very conservative Japan it’s now been accepted. Charles’ wife
Camilla has not used the title “Princess of Wales” but this
reflects the sensitivity related to Diana. There shouldn’t be
any similar reason why Camila won’t be Queen consort.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s behaviour is hardly doing
the monarchy any favours but their antics do not appear to be
damaging Charles specifically.

Many heirs to the thrones have faced skepticism during their
early royal careers both before and after ascending to the
throne. But the best news for Prince Charles is that his public
image has improved no doubt as a result of his own efforts to
downplay his more controversial interests . People are already
forgetting about the bizarre portrayals of him of the past and
are starting to view him as a benign figurehead. A few in the
UK have proposed becoming a copycat Republic of Ireland
but Charles alone does more public engagements than the
Irish President despite Charles not being the Head of State.
He is just that committed.

With Prince Charles filling in for the Queen more than ever
due to concerns over her health, for example stepping in for
the Queen at the recent state opening of Parliament, some
people have felt the need to stir up debate over his position
but, it seems this has been received very favourably by the
British public. The British public likes what they are seeing
and respect for Charles is growing at the right time.

Loyally Yours,
Lord Ludichris

Names & Titles Given to Members of the Royal Family by Canada's First Nations

8/18/2019

 
The Canadian Monarchy has a long history with the original 
inhabitants of Canada. And despite the failures of successive 
elected governments to uphold promises made to these First 
Nations, the relationship between them and the Royal Family 
remains strong. One comparatively recent expression of this 
relationship is the giving of names by tribes to Royal Family 
members. Below are just the ones I was able to track down. 
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Mother of All People

Her Majesty was given this name in
1959 by the Salish Nation. It actually
echos two names from the past. King
George III was referred to as the Great Father during negotiations with First
Nations and Queen Victoria came to be known as the Great White Mother.

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Attaniout Ikeneego
(Son of the Big Boss)

Prince Charles was given this name in
1976 by the Inuit as a direct reference to
his position as heir. While this was the
first time Prince Charles was honoured
in this way it was not to be the last. He
has been given at least three other
names and titles.

Red Crow


In 1977 Prince Charles was granted a Kainai Chieftainship by
the Blood Tribe for his work advocating for First Nations
along with the name Red Crow which seems to refer to an
important chief in their history.

Leading Star

Given to Prince Charles in 1986 by Cree and Ojibwa students
in Winnipeg. 
​
Pisimwa Kamiwohkitahpamikohk
(The Sun Looks at Him in a Good Way)

Given to Prince Charles in 2001 by elders of the Northern
Plains people.

Loyally Yours,
A Kisaragi Colour

The Royals Who Wrote

7/16/2019

 
Recently I've been in the process of de-cluttering my book
shelves of some of the hundreds of magazines I've bought over
the last few years. After keeping a few stacks of the more
useful ones I've been selling/donating the rest. And while I
have a good collection of books on monarchs I don't have any
by monarchs. But that doesn't mean they never wrote any.
The following is a not-at-all exhaustive list of English
monarchs who had a literary bent.
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King Henry VIII

Defence of the Seven Sacraments (1521)
A Catholic polemic against the early
Protestant writers. Link 

The Glass of Truth (1532)
This work was published anonymously
and argues the king's case for an
annulment of his first marriage. Link

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King James VI & I

Some Reulis and Cautelis to be observit
and eschewit in Scottis poesie
 (1584)
Published by the 19-year old King of
Scotland and deals with poetry in the
Scottish tradition.

​Daemonologie (1597)
A Socratic Dialogue on the topics of black
magic, demons, and witch hunting. It is
possible this work had an influence on
Shakespeare's play Macbeth. Link 

The True Law of Free Monarchies (1598)
This work explains the king's views on absolute monarchy and
is thought to be a rebuttal to social contract ideas circulating
​at the time.

Basilikon Doron (1599)
This book deals with what needs to be done to be a good king
and is written as a private letter to his son and heir. As such
this work it is part of the mirrors for princes literary
genre. Originally only seven copies were printed but a second
​printing in 1607 sold in the thousands. Link

A Counterblaste to Tobacco (1604)
Perhaps one of the oldest anti-tobacco publications. The king
criticizes tobacco for being harmful to the lungs and hateful to
​the nose. Link

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King Charles I

Eikon Basilike (1649)
Allegedly written by the king himself. It 
was published ten days after his murder.
The book both justifies royalism and asks
for leniency the king's executioners. The
book would remain popular throughout the following years
much to the Protectorate's chagrin. So much so that a book
countering the arguments put forward Eikon Basilike was
commissioned. This effort failed and sympathy for the king
continued well into the Restoration period. If it indeed was
Charles I who wrote this work (and there is some dispute on
this point) it means that even in death he 
continued to
frustrate his enemies. Link

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Queen Victoria

Leaves from the Journal of our Life in
the Highlands
(1868)
Queen Victoria is estimated to have

written about 2000 words per day, or
sixty million words during her lifetime.
Mostly these were personal letters with
some collections being published during
her lifetime. Link 

The Letters of Queen Victoria (1908)
A posthumous publication of her letters from 1837 to 1861.
Link

The Adventures of Alice Laselles (2015)
One of Victoria's earliest writings is also one of the last to be
published. This is a children's book written when Victoria was
still a young princess. Royal Central has an excellent article
on the background of this work.

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Prince Charles

The Old Man of Lochnagar (1980)
Prince Charles has continued the literary
tradition of his ancestors. His first book
is for children and contains elements of
Scottish folklore. He apparently
entertained his brothers with the story
when they were younger.

A Vision of Britain: A Personal View of Architecture (1989)
Prince Charles gives his opinions on the architecture of the
United Kingdom.

Harmony: A New Way of Looking at Our World (2010)
This work looks at how the problems associated with climate
change, architecture, and agriculture ultimately come back to
humanity's growing disconnect with nature. Link  

There are of course many other monarchs who have taken the
time to put pen to paper. A short list of such works was put
together on Reddit a number of years back.

Loyally Yours,
A Kisaragi Colour

Prince Charles Makes Case For Fighting Climate Change to Donald Trump

6/6/2019

 
PicturePrince Charles
Donald Trump's state visit to the 
United Kingdom should be winding 
down by the time this article is 
posted. It has been an interesting 
spectacle
to watch. The Queen 
once again proved she can perform 
as national hostess to whatever guest
pays her a visit. And for Donald
Trump's part he seems to have
brushed up on royal protocol for
the visit which is itself a surprise
given ​his iconoclastic view of
tradition.

Meanwhile, Prince Charles did not let a golden opportunity to
champion one of his oldest causes go to waste. The Guardian
is reporting that a 15 minute chat turned into a 90 minute
discussion on climate change. That Prince Charles was unable
to change Donald Trump's mind on this issue is perhaps not
surprising. Afterwards Trump summed up the meeting thus;
"He is really into climate change and I think that’s great. What he really wants and
what he really feels warmly about is the future. He wants to make sure future
generations have climate that is good climate, as opposed to a disaster, and I
agree."
I would hazard to guess this is one of the longest meetings on
climate change the president has ever had. If there was going
to be a chance to change his mind on this issue a face-to-face
meeting was the way to go about it. Trump famously has little
use for the written word
. 

In the end Trump blamed other countries for the problem and
stated they should be the ones to fix it. Not a great result but
credit should be given to Prince Charles for making a
passionate case for action. The Prince of Wales often gets
criticized for meddling but I feel it is these instances where
the prince can use his unique position to try and do some
good that he really values.

Loyally Yours,
A Kisaragi Colour

Canada Day 2017 and the Monarchy

7/1/2017

 
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Its been a busy Canada Day for the
Royal Family and Her Majesty's Vice-
regal representatives.

Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall were in
Ottawa for most of the day as part of the 2017 Royal Tour. The
Prince participated in the inspection of the guard at 11:40am
and attended the Canada Day celebrations on Parliament
Hill. He also visited the Ottawa office of Shopify, a Canadian
e-commerce company. In a surprise announcement Prince
Charles was named an Extraordinary Companion of the Order
of Canada along with a group of other notable Canadians.


Governor General David Johnston presented the Order of
Canada to Prince Charles in light of his long relationship with
Canada and his many charitable endeavors to improve the
well-being of Canadians. His Excellency also released a short
​video message in honour of Canada Day:

Across the pond Her Majesty the Queen sat for a new official
portrait
while wearing the platinum Canadian maple-leaf
brooch she inherited from her mother. This brooch has been
worn by various members of the Royal Family while carrying
out their duties in Canada. If Her Majesty were wish to
congratulate some Canadians in person on the milestone she
doesn't have far to go. A contingent of Canadian soldiers are
serving as the Queen's Guard on select dates until July 3rd.
Canada was invited to send troops by Her Majesty as a way of
marking Canada's 150th birthday.

It is easy to forget that Canada is a young country. But when
you consider that the Queen has been alive for over half as
long as Canada has been a united entity it puts Canada's age
in perspective. We are a very young country. A very young
monarchy. The monarchy has been with us through our many
ups and downs along the way and it will be with us for
countless more. Happy Canada Day!

Loyally Yours,
A Kisaragi Colour

Prince Charles Addresses COP21 Conference in Paris

11/30/2015

 
PicturePhoto Credit: The BBC
Prince Charles addressed the
COP21 Conference on climate
change today. In his speech His
Royal Highness urged the
gathered national leaders to
commit to fighting climate
change.

This is an issue with which the
Prince has a lot of experience.
The Prince has been sounding
alarm bells long before it was
​fashionable to do so. 

The Prince's Speech

Below is a partial transcript of the remarks made by the
Prince of Wales. A video of the opening minute of his speech
can be found here. Link
Your deliberations over the next two weeks will decide the fate,
not only of those alive today, but also of generations yet unborn.
So I can only urge you to think of your grandchildren, as I think
of mine, and those billions of people without a voice. Those for
whom hope is the rarest of sensations. Those for whom a secure
life is a distant prospect. Most of all, I urge you to consider the
needs of the youngest generation. Because none of us has the
right to assume that for our today they should give up their
​tomorrow.
The Prince went on to say that "On an increasingly crowded
planet, humanity faces many threats - but none is greater
than climate change, i
t magnifies every hazard and tension
of our existence.
" Further, the Prince pointed out that climate
change will stress civil society to the breaking point:
"It threatens our ability to feed ourselves; to remain healthy and safe from extreme weather; to manage the natural resources that support our economies, and to avert the humanitarian disaster of mass migration and increasing conflict."

​All of which is consistent with what the Prince has been saying for years. But sadly Prince Charles has had to play the
part of a political Cassandra, more often mocked for his
views than respected.

Shortly after the address 
Philippe Joubert, Chair of The
Prince of Wales’s Corporate Leaders Group, remarked that
while success in putting a price on carbon would be good,
doing so while also continuing to subsidize carbon sources
makes no sense.

Loyally Yours,
A Kisaragi Colour 

Progressivism & Monarchy

11/28/2015

 
It is not a secret that, as a general rule, conservatives seem to
support monarchy more than progressives. While it is true
that conservative support for tradition and established
authority make support for monarchy quite natural what
aspect of monarchy makes it such an incomparable ideal for
progressives?

This question has played in the back of my mind for a while
now. I ponder it as my own examination of monarchy reveals
not two incompatible ideals as is commonly assumed but
ones that often gain a great deal from each other.

Before I continue with my main argument that monarchy
should be considered a progressive ideal it might be helpful to
define what I mean by both monarchy and progressivism. 

'Monarchy' literally means 'rule by one'. It is the world's most
successful system of government having been adapted for use
from China to Peru and from the dawn of human history up to
present day. A system that has been so widely used has to be
flexible. And, indeed, monarchy has many variations. While I
could get into the myriad differences between Canada's
hereditary chiefs and imperial Russia's tsars I'd like to
move ahead somewhat quickly. Sufficed to say that while
many of the points I will make apply to other forms of
monarchy I will be focusing strictly on constitutional
monarchy
where the monarch reigns but does not rule.
Constitutional monarchy is a system where the monarch lets
elected officials handle the day-to-day governance. The
monarch may have real reserve powers (as in Canada,
Denmark, Britain) or they my be limited to a strictly
ceremonial role (Sweden, Japan). Special mention should be
made of Monaco and Liechtenstein who have elected
assemblies but whose monarchs do participate in the
governing of the country. And while the Parliament need not
be democratic in a constitutional monarchy, remaining
constitutional monarchies are also mostly democratic states.  
'Progressivism' is an interesting belief system due in no small
part to the contested definition of it. I cast a wide net in my
search for an adequate definition consulting in their turn
Wikipedia, The Progressive Bloggers, a couple friends
of mine that I would consider progressive, and others. From
these sources I was able to come up with two definitions of
progressivism; one formal and one informal. The formal
definition is that progressivism is: 
The idea that advances in technology, science, and social
organization can produce improvements to the human
condition. Additionally, the belief that the above advances
have worth. A supporting belief is that history is linear, not
cyclical (ie. human progress never reaches a plateau or perfect
state but always seeks to move towards it).
My friends contributed much of what I call the informal
​definition of progressivism:
The idea that society must continue to change, that the status 
quo cannot be considered progressive. History itself has a
'story arc' leading to the further advancement of humanity.
Much of this article is meant to show that monarchy is a
system that uniquely supports human progress as defined by
the formal definition. Because the informal definition
explicitly excludes the status quo I will show that no other
system of government falls within it. ie that the definition
itself adds little value to our understanding of ​human
progress. But even then I will argue that monarchy can be
considered a progressive ideal. 

Ok, with a workable definition of what monarchy and
Progressivism is we can continue. I'm going to make a couple
assertions that I hope will be uncontroversial: 
1. An ideal is progressive when the basic ideas of
progressivism support its existence.
2. An individual is a progressive if they support progressive
ideals and undertake to advance progressive causes.
3. An institution is progressive when its existence supports
progressive ​results and is supported by progressive
individuals.

It is my argument that monarchy should be considered a
progressive institution/ideal. The primary purpose of making
this argument is to counter the assertion that republicanism is
somehow the more progressive option in all cases.  
As I have written about a number of times before there is
some interesting academic research that has been done on
monarchy as a government system. You can go through the
links above to find the relevant studies but to summarize: 
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Monarchies handle large institutional reforms better
​than republics.

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Monarchies may liberalize quicker than republics.

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Directly electing heads of state contribute to a 5-7% drop
​in votes for legislative elections.

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Electing heads of state does not appear to have any
effect on voter alienation or apathy.

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Constitutional monarchies have a marked preference for
consulting the public in times of political dispute. 

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Monarchies seem to generate, or at least do not harm,
generalized trust between citizens.

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There is no correlation between monarchy and income
inequality.

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Indirectly-elected presidents are no less likely to be
partisan if their position possesses actual power.

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  Monarchies seem to better protect property rights.

The first point is especially important for progressives. The
ability to undertake institutional changes without negative
effects makes progress easier to achieve. If every change to
society results in noticeable difficulties there is a resulting
tendency towards the status quo. But overall, I bring these
studies up because progressives believe that scientific
knowledge should be taken into consideration when making
policy decisions. If improvements to social organization is a
value of progress it is equally true that those improvements
should have a basis in evidence.  

Further, since the above studies show that monarchy has
specific advantages when it comes to promoting economic,
democratic, and social progress it can in fact be argued that
​monarchy is a progressive ideal
.
But what of the monarchs themselves and their families?
Well, the Queen's address to the UN from 2010 sheds some
light on what Her Majesty values. Specifically the part that
says "I have also witnessed great change, much of it for the better, particularly in science and technology, and in social attitudes. Remarkably, many of these sweeping advances have come about not because of governments, committee resolutions, or central directives - although all these have played a part - but instead because millions of people around the world have wanted them." The Queen has also shown a keen interest in using new technologies to better carry out her roles as monarch. Prince Charles likewise has used
his position as the Prince of Wales to actively promote
progressive causes. His advice to government ministers
has likewise been of a progressive nature. The Duchess of
Cornwall has taken up the cause of rape victims. Prince
William recently spoke out against bullying and
homophobia in schools. Collectively the Royal Family
supports about 3000 charities. All of which is only to point
out that our Royal Family is a rather progressive bunch.
Much of this can be traced back to Prince Albert who was
​a major patron of science. "But", I hear you say, "what about
all those other monarchs?
"

Well, in Morocco the king has agreed to subsidize the
kingdom's solar power generation in order to keep prices low.
This step potentially sets the kingdom up to be a green
energy superpower.

And who can forget King Juan Carlos I's restoration of
Spanish democracy? He isn't even the only monarch in the
modern times to move from absolute rule to democracy. The
monarchs of Bhutan have encouraged democracy in the
country since the 1950s which culminated in a full transition
to constitutional monarchy in 2008.
 
Indeed, monarchy seems to have a tendency to produce
leaders who are more progressive than their subjects. This
makes sense when you consider that a low levels of education
is connected to greater political conservatism. Monarchs are
trained from birth to rule and also tend to have a long
apprenticeship. The odds are stacked against them becoming
conservatives. You could argue the reason that you see fewer
progressive monarchs in the House of Saud is their habit of
avoiding hereditary succession. A couple of years ago VICE
ran an article where they interviewed 
Baptiste Roger-Lacan
who noted that "It's important to notice that nowadays
republican France is more conservative compared with some European monarchies, like the Netherlands, Sweden, and Denmark.
" You could say much the same about Germany.


​But returning to the Canadian Royal Family we can see there
is a large number of progressives. This leads to my third point
that an institution made up of progressives can be considered
progressive itself. Nor are the progressives of the Royal
​Family the only progressives to support the monarchy.
With members promoting progressive causes and the
institution itself seeming to encourage progressive results I
argue the monarchy is a progressive institution. 

This concludes my look at monarchy from the perspective of
the formal definition of progressivism. Next up, the informal
definition.

My first thoughts on the informal definition is just how
common it is among republicans. The number of times I've
heard monarchy referred to as an archaic system is
unbelievable. That it seems to excludes any form of
government makes me question its usefulness. Consider that
the oldest currently existing republic was established in 301
AD. If progressivism entails a constant forward advance this
republic would be excluded. Could we say that any aspect of
government is progressive? Human rights? Nope. The
concept is quite old. Democracy? Ditto.

Ultimately, tying progress to movement from the status quo
always becomes problematic. There is a way around this.
Consider human rights as an example. While the concept of
human rights continues as a solid ideal how we interpret
them change over time. By the same token while the basic
premise of monarchy has remained the same it has gone
through major changes. Whether we look at the monarchy's
movement from executive to moral leadership, legitimacy via
divine right to legitimacy via parliamentary support, rule by
custom to rule by statute, or a single imperial crown to a
multitude of national crowns it is hard to argue that the
monarchy has not changed (and continues to change). But in
doing so it has kept fundamental aspects of itself consistent
because they work. So in a sense you could argue that
monarchy meets the informal ​definition of progress. Going
from a monarchy to a republic isn't so much progress as it is
jumping from one path to another.

Now, while I think I have made a good effort at explaining
why I see monarchy as being completely compatible with
progressivism I don't expect progressives to agree. I say this
because there are few people who are only progressives. Most
also ascribe to liberalism, socialism, social democracy, or
republicanism. And these ideologies often have their own
criticisms of monarchy. But perhaps I can hope that they will
admit that their opposition to monarchy stems from
secondary beliefs rather than any intrinsic conflict between
monarchy and progressivism.

Loyally Yours,
A Kisaragi Colour 

The Prince's Youth Service Awards

10/5/2015

 
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The Prince of Wales has announced
the creation of 'The Prince's Youth
Service Awards
'. The awards consist
of the 'WE Are Community Leaders
Award
', the 'WE Are Global Leaders 
Award
', 'WE Are Social Innovators
Award
', and the 'WE Are Agents of
Sustainability Award
'.

The awards are for issues close to Prince Charles' heart;
youth development, environmental sustainability, and social
innovation.

Prince Charles' tireless work with charities and social causes
around the world speak to our future King's character. We are
blessed to have him.

Loyally Yours,
​A Kisaragi Colour 

Prince's Charities Canada Hiring Intern

8/19/2015

 
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News through the grapevine is that
Prince's Charities Canada is looking
for an intern. The position will deal with
communications. For further details
you may send an email to this address.
Prince Charles is involved in a large
number of worthy causes and this is
a good chance to help out.

                                       Loyally Yours,
                                     A Kisaragi Colour

Summoning the Magnum Concilium

7/17/2015

 
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In my short history on the
origins of 
Parliament I
also briefly discussed the
Magnum Concilium. While an
important part in the story of
Parliament in the course of
my research I have come to
the conclusion it may have a
part to play in the present.

While it is easy to think of the
Magnum Concilium as just
being what Parliament used
to be called that would be
incorrect. The Magnum Concilium was strictly an advisory
body that could loan the king money from time to time it had
no power to legislate. This fact was confirmed in 1640 when
the Magnum Concilium summoned by King Charles I refused
to take on the legislative powers of Parliament.

When the Magnum Concilium last met it had been dormant
for generations and it is in the same situation today. But its
unique character makes it ideally suited for a revival. The
House of Lords is increasingly not what its name implies.
'Democratic' reforms have turned the House of Lords into a
chamber of partisan appointment. Britain's nobility have
found themselves in the situation of not having an official
means of contributing to the country's well-being.

In 2008 Christopher Russell Bailey, 5th Baron Glanusk,
suggested the Magnum Concilium be summoned. However,
the purpose of this gathering would be purely social. I have
another idea. The Magnum Concilium should be summoned
for the purposes it once was; discussing national issues and
funding royal initiatives. The former duty could be carried out
as a sort of 'national think tank'. The realm's barons gathered
together discussing the issues of the day without the worries
of partisan politics interfering. Sounds almost noble (terrible
pun is terrible). The latter duty has even more intriguing 
potential. 

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Prince Charles is widely known for
his work with charities. The nobility
is seen as having a lot of wealth (this
is not entirely true since a great deal
is tied up in land rather than in coin
but its still a pretty penny). A part
of a restored Magnum Concilium's
duties might be the funding of
charity and infrastructure projects. 

I mention Prince Charles specifically
since he is currently in a tough spot.
He is passionate about a great many
worthy causes but restricted by the mistaken belief that to be
neutral he can't be political. A revived Magnum Concilium 
would allow the future king the ability to continue making a
difference without being seen as being tied to a single party.
He might not even need to take a public stand. Simply set the
process in motion by recalling the Magnum Concilium and
laying the ground rules. I'm sure Charles would be happy to
see worthy causes supported even if he can't publicly say
anything. 

As for the nobility the new emphasis on public service will
restore the rusted value of noblesse oblige. Who knows, the 
Magnum Concilium might even become more popular than
Parliament.

Loyally Yours,
A Kisaragi Colour

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