By Peter Robins LONDON — One topic was at the heart of King Charles III’s address to the British Parliament ... upholding Britain’s system of constitutional monarchy. He ended his speech ...

But as anti-monarchy sentiment ... it would be a constitutional matter requiring legislation from parliament. Even before that, it would need to be endorsed by the British public through a ...

However in practice, the British political system is a ‘constitutional monarchy‘: the supreme power held by the monarch is largely ceremonial and formal, with actual political power exercised by ...

However, a senior UK government minister defended the ... is the silver thread that runs through a parliamentary constitutional monarchy.” Jess Phillips, also a Labour lawmaker, said on Twitter ...

It is a reminder that the existence of the monarchy spares the UK from confronting constitutional questions which it is not well-equipped to answer. It is already evident that King Charles III intends ...

The British monarchy as an institution generally retains a large degree of public support. According to a YouGov poll just prior to the coronation in April 2023, 58% said they supported the monarchy ...