Much of the appeal of the British royal family lies in its pomp and majesty steeped in centuries-old traditions.
Bejeweled tiaras, ball gowns, and grandiose gatherings still play such a huge part in royal custom.
WhenKing Charles III ascended the thronein September 2022, there were reports that he planned to modernize the monarchy.
Namely, there was speculation that he would cut public funding, such as not housing less senior royals.
But critics argue that Charles has failed to make adequate changes to The Firm in line with modern sensibilities.
Let’s look at royal family traditions that may not survive the next generation.
Yes, that scene in “Spencer” really is grounded in (unpleasant) reality.
Every Christmas, royals are weighed to ensure that they are well fed.
But weighing guests is problematic for a variety of reasons.
To make matters worse, there are claims that the royals knew Diana had bulimia.
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But the UK is a multicultural country, with a diversity of religions other than Anglicanism celebrated.
Graham Smith, CEO of the anti-monarchist organization Republic, toldYahoo!
However, no such plans materialized.
There have been some changes with regards to the monarchy and religion in recent years.
But such rules still apply to the next six people in line to the throne.
“I wanted to do it earlier.
While he went along with the rule, Harry still found it strange.
“It didn’t make sense.
A grown man asking his grandmother for permission to marry?”
he wrote in “Spare” (viaPeople).
Will future law-breaking monarchs still be able to avoid getting arrested?
In fact, the British monarch is immune from an eye-watering 160 laws.
Moreover, the monarch is also immune from being convicted of committing a hate crime.
“It comes at this big cost,” law professor Thomas Adams toldThe Guardian.
That causes pretty big problems for our sense of equality before the law.”
The notion that an individual is free from criminal prosecution simply due to hereditary privilege certainly appears archaic.
When Charles became king in 2022, he already began tweaking this tradition.
Accordingly, some have argued that the royals are unlikely to remain politically neutral forever.
Mandatory hats for women at formal gatherings
Over-the-top hatshave become part and parcel of royal pageantry.
Or so it seems.
In actuality, women are required to wear hats to certain gatherings, as dictated by longstanding royal protocol.
But animal rights campaigners disagree, arguing that the use of real fur is both cruel and outdated.
In 2023, an anonymous king’s guard confessed that he himself is disgusted by wearing real fur.
“I am protecting what it means to be British,” he wrote inThe Independent.
“Certainly, wearing the skin of a dead animal on my head accomplishes none of that.
But an absence of royal road safety may not survive into the next generation.
Thankfully, no one was badly injured.
Of course, this will not apply to King Charles.
Subsequently, public backlash and modernization of the monarchy could lead to this tradition being scrapped by future generations.
And, of course, the royals being exempt from this tax has led to hefty criticism.
