Duc_et_Pair
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Why do you put so much meaning to things like coronations, crowns etc. Look at monarchies like the Netherlands or Norway, they don't do that and don't care about this stuff yet the monarchies there remain strong. Majority of the people still see something in this institution so they carry on.
"For everything to stay the same, everything must change"
So it's up to the monarchy's ability to adapt to changes in the socio-political sphere and to respond to the people's needs and desires, to survive.
Well, in the Netherlands the ermine and the insignia of State (crown, orb, sceptre, sword-of-state etc.) are still very much in use for an Investiture: https://www.ppe-agency.com/500px/May2013/PPE13060542.jpg
And the Investiture was a quite ceremonial affair, not really a difference with the UK.
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