Such was the sovereign’s anger at her PM, she considered cancelling the weekly audience, believing Thatcher’s position would harm “her Commonwealth”. Fast forward to 2014 and the Queen’s most famous recent testing of the constitutional protocols, which came during the Scottish independence referendum campaign. And will the succession of Charles III encourage a surge in republicanism across the UK? When political battle resumes, the disputes and challenges that were present before the Queen’s demise, will re-surface. I fear, however, as politicians eagerly re-engage, this will be one more example of the failure of hope over experience.

Source: The Herald September 11, 2022 11:25 UTC