The UK is a constitutional monarchy with King Charles III as head of state performing ceremonial duties while holding no political power. Recent polls show monarchy support at 55-64% overall but only 33-45% among 18-34 year olds, with 27-38% favouring an elected head of state. A September 2026 Channel 4 documentary and comments from Nicola Sturgeon have renewed debate over the institution's future and cost.
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15 Opinions
Our royal family bring so much into this country.
The monarchy is almost entirely symbolic in its current form. Replacing it with a president would muddy the waters as such a president could claim a mandate to push for more power
I can settle this with a word. Farage. That is all.
The case against a republic can be summed up in three words: President Boris Johnson. The case against a monarchy can be summed up in two: King Andrew. The monarchy has evolved over centuries (including abolition and restoration) to create what we have now, and it will evolve further to adapt. Personally, I don't believe that we can create a system fit for purpose that can replace it without creating decades of harm to the country as a result.
We already have too many layers of authority - parish, town, city, county, district & borough councils, unitary, regional, metropolitan authorities & mayors, devolved parliaments & Westminster - adding another layer above all of that goes against my core belief in small government. That said, there is something broken in our current set up, with zero real world, business experience in our government, so the idea of getting a non parliamentarian to lead has its appeal!
Having fact checked, the Monarchy has hardly any power, "it's ceremonial and symbolic. The governing of the country lies with Parliament and elected government. In practice, law making and policy decisions, executive powers are exercised by ministers and the PM". It appears as though the Monarch has powers in these areas, in reality the Monarch does not.
Yes, US style. No PM.
We pretend the royal family is ceremonial with no power, but monarch’s consent is needed to pass bills through parliament and it is regularly used for exemptions or to shield them from laws that apply to the rest of us. More than one thousand were vetted during Elizabeth ll’s reign.
I'm not a huge fan of the monarchy, but they have no real political power, and are little more than symbolic figureheads now. The last thing we need is more jumped up egotistical numpties in positions of power, with political, and potentially sectarian, biases on top. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
I don't understand what this would achieve. We'd elect the person that appears at ceremonies & puts their signature on new laws with no say on what they contain?