Isla Campbell on the monarchy, Britain’s managed decline, and what Buckingham Palace is definitely not saying
From Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat. Isla Campbell, Royal Correspondent, Central London. They have not given me a palace badge yet. I remain optimistic.
The Crown and the Decline: A Study in Elegant Silence
The Palace has not commented on Britain’s Fourth Great Disruption, which is, of course, the correct response. The monarchy’s entire value proposition rests on appearing permanent while everything around it changes. They have outlasted the Whigs, the empire, rationing, and the Spice Girls’ comeback tour. They will outlast the disruption. They always do.
What the Royals Are Actually Doing
The King is reportedly engaged in sustainable agriculture initiatives, which is absolutely the right activity for a hereditary head of state during a civilisational inflection point. Plant things. Tend them. Watch Britain carry on. The BBC Royal coverage continues to cover every state engagement with the solemnity it deserves and possibly slightly more.
My sources which is to say, the publicly available schedule and a woman at a press briefing who told me more than she intended suggest the Palace is monitoring Britain’s decline from a comfortable distance, in the same way one might watch a very slow-motion firework from a safe window. Concerned but not panicked. Dressed appropriately. Tea in hand.
This, I submit, is the correct response to everything.
Isla Campbell. Homepage.
SOURCE: https://bohiney.com/us-foreign-policy-enters-1956-retro-phase/
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