He has failed to understand that monarchies have largely survived because they provide a service—as non-controversial and non-political heads of state.

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The most successful monarchies strive to abandon or hide their old aristocratic ways.

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While Europe's monarchies will no doubt be smart enough to survive for some time to come, it is the British royals who have most to fear from the Spanish example.

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