Lady Rohan:
The questions of "equal" marriages and who is in line according to a long since abandoned constitution may be relevant to hardcore monarchists of a given country but not so much I believe to the rest of the population.
Example: We have a country that abolished monarchy 80 years ago. Today there is a growing majority for reintroducing the monarchy - for all sorts of reasons. Most of them no doubt because a monarch would provide a politically neutral head of state, who is also a national and cultural rallying point.
The monarchist may bicker among themselves about genealogy, and proper marriages and line of successions according to the constitution 80 years back.
But to the majority who are about to decide whether to reintroduce the monarchy it boils down to: Who do I find most suitable and who do I want to represent my country?
Because the first reintroduced monarch is
elected! And that is very important to keep in mind. It it absolutely crucial that the first monarch is the one people want and not someone who may have a better pedigree but who is pretty irrelevant to the public.
We have princess A, who is wellknown to the public, has been engaged in the affairs of the country and who has proved dedicated and willing to serve her country. She's generally respected and well liked.
She has an appropriate age, say mid-40's. Has a couple of children, with the correct number of arms and legs, who are well-behaved apart from the odd mischief. She's married to a former racing driver.
tongue:
) A loving and supporting husband, who may be a foreigner but hasn't put a foot wrong.
The public like her, they
want her!
But within the family clan there are two contestant who according to the old succession are in line for the throne before her. And who according to the family rules married an "equal".
One, prince B, is in his 70's. He has been abroad most of his life and his children have pursued careers on their own (they had to). Nothing wrong with him as such, but he isn't seen as being particularly relevant to the public. And due to his age he lacks the glamour factor.
Then there is prince C, in his early 20's. Just started at the university, unmarried, no children. Nothing wrong with him either, but he is a bit inexperienced in life.
Now, your job is to pursade the voters to vote for princes B or C, rather than princess A, because...?
The question you are going to face is: I want princess A. Why should I vote for reintroducing the monarchy only to get prince B or C, who I don't see fit the role?