Thanks Laurels, you've been very succinct. That is what I think might happen. No storming of the barricades, or fleeing across the border for this Royal family. Instead, a bit of a nudge here with Parliament taking a little more power each time, a nudge there, with an unpopular King and a longterm Press campaign about costs and powers and egalitarianism, perhaps.
In other words, keep nibbling away at the edifice until it finally collapses in on itself, or a majority of the population finally says, as people who are republican often do,'Well, he's only a figurehead, we can have a figurehead President and he won't cost as much!'
Poor Victoria. She works her socks off for her country. I sincerely hope it doesn't end, either with a whimper or a bang. However, I do feel that Sweden is one to watch for the future. Unfortunately.
In other words, keep nibbling away at the edifice until it finally collapses in on itself, or a majority of the population finally says, as people who are republican often do,'Well, he's only a figurehead, we can have a figurehead President and he won't cost as much!'
Poor Victoria. She works her socks off for her country. I sincerely hope it doesn't end, either with a whimper or a bang. However, I do feel that Sweden is one to watch for the future. Unfortunately.
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