“There’s a lot that is problematic about monarchies. There’s a lot to challenge about this particular one, a monarchy which made colonization look like an art compared to the marauding Vikings,” writes Martha Muzychka.
Queen Elizabeth II with Justin Trudeau in Edinburgh in 2017. - Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian PressI can’t remember when I first learned Canada had a queen. It was probably when I started school, as everyone had a picture of the Queen in the front hall or the assembly room.
I actually didn’t think of the Queen that often unless one of her family made the news. I was fond of her hats, though, as I admire people who can wear a hat with style and panache. The new king is 73. Even if Charles lives as long as his mother, his reign won't be nearly so long, and his son, Prince William, could be in his late 50s or early 60s before his turn comes.We live in a different time and a different age. There’s a lot that is problematic about monarchies. There’s a lot to challenge about this particular one, a monarchy which made colonization look like an art compared to the marauding Vikings.
The Queen, like it or not, behaved like a monarch. She was always aware, perhaps too aware, of propriety, manners and social rules. Can the same be said of her heirs? I don't think so. The fact that the pageantry we are seeing unfold in spite of what many say is a failure to read the room regarding excess when many globally in the Commonwealth are in need of basics like clean water, safe housing, and food security is damning.
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