The impact such a loss would have on the British crown would be catastrophic; some speculation that it could mark the beginning of his end.
Allegations of racism by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Meghan and Henry, the grandson of Queen Elizabeth II of England, against an unidentified member of the royal family threaten the support of former Commonwealth colonies for the British monarchy. undermine.
More than 50 countries on the five continents, with populations of over 2,000 million people and of various races, are part of this family of nations, and some have Queen Elizabeth II as their head of state.
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Votes for severing ties with the British monarchy have increased in countries like Australia, but seem to be strengthened after the interview the Dukes, Harry and Meghan, gave to American presenter Oprah Winfrey.
In that interview, which was released Sunday in the United States and Monday in the United Kingdom, Meghan Markle – who is of mixed race – revealed that a member of the British Royal Family took the skin color of the couple’s then-son, Archie, questioned. , almost 2 years old.
Break with the monarchy
Barbados announced last year that it will become a republic in November 2021, when it marks 55 years of independence.
Australian Republicans, who have been very active in recent years, have renewed their support for a constitutional change by calling on Australia to follow in the footsteps of Barbados.
With this set of races being the Commonwealth, the Duchess of Sussex admitted not understanding why the royal family had not appreciated the diversity of their ancestry as an “added benefit” to that organization and also as a reflection of the “world of today. “. .
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The director of the Institute for Commonwealth Studies, Philip Murphy, told the media that “Meghan, as a mixed race” and outside of the “royal family class structure” was a person who could be an “asset” to the organization.
Murphy admitted that Buckingham Palace, the Royal Family’s official residence, “will fear” now that the problem of racism “will affect public opinion, particularly the Caribbean. This will add ammunition to the Republican cause.”
In the Caribbean, the News Americas group, which has several media outlets, just published an editorial stating that Commonwealth of Nations countries must “self-emancipate” to free themselves from the “last chains of colonialism.”
These voices against the monarchy come to the fore as the UK government strives to strengthen the country’s ‘global’ dimension and strengthen ties with various regions, following its departure from the European Union (EU) on January 31, 2020.
For some it is not a priority
Canada, which has strong ties to the United Kingdom, does not currently see questioning its constitutional model and breaking with the monarchy as a priority, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said.
At the insistence of the media, Trudeau said this week that “if people want to talk about constitutional changes and change our government system, nothing will happen. They can have those conversations. But right now I don’t have those conversations. “
In Canada, the sovereignist Quebecois Bloc (BQ) and Social Democratic New Democratic Party (NPD) oppose the monarchy, but Trudeau’s ruling Liberal Party (PL) and Conservative Party (PC) defend the current constitutional system.
Faced with the withdrawal of the Dukes of Sussex as active members of the Royal Household, for which they will no longer work, Queen Elizabeth II last month withdrew the sponsorship they had from several organizations, including some with ties to the Commonwealth.
The sovereign took that decision a year after the Dukes, who married in Windsor (outside London) in 2018, announced their decision to leave the UK and distance themselves from the activities of the monarchy, which in their day was the media’s’ Megxit “.