Monarchy - The Benefits

• An impartial symbolic Head of State above politics, commercial and factional interests
• A focus for national unity, national awards and honours and national institutions
• A Head of State whom we share with 15 other independent countries because he is their King too and that links us all together amazingly and most valuably
• The Head of the Commonwealth because all 53 countries recognise him as this and so he is a special unifying symbol for them, too
• The centrepiece of colourful non-political ceremonial and national celebrations
• Separate from the Head of Government (the Prime Minister), unlike in some countries where the two are combined, often with difficulty
• Able to give impartial non-political support to the work of a wide range of different types of organizations, faiths, charities, artists, craftsmen etc
• A Head of State completely under the democratic control of Parliament but not having to change every few years in divisive elections
• At the head of a Royal Family who can share the duties and represent the Monarch
• A constant, lasting symbolic head of the country with links back through our whole history and assured lines of continuity into the future
• A worldwide well-known and respected symbol of our country carrying out State Visits and goodwill tours in other countries

King Charles III
Photo by Hugo Burnand