The British monarchy and Prince George's birth

1. Give an outline of the different views on the British monarchy presented in the text.Great events often take place around the world, and when they do, who is to say how much attention they should be given? There are a few different views upon the British monarchy that are portrayed throughout the three given texts. One of them belongs to the republicans of Britain. According to “The Royal family has sidelined the republicans”, those amongst the republican group “consider the monarchy to be an outdated institution that needs to be supplanted by an elected head of state…” (The Telegraph, pg. 1 l. 6-9). From a political standpoint, they do not believe, that the monarchy is of much relevance to Britain, and should instead be substituted with a more democratically friendly solution. However, as The Telegraph states, they “are fighting a losing battle…” (The telegraph, pg. 1 l. 9). Furthermore, the birth of the future king, Prince George, has provoked the republicans to believe, that “the nation has been brain-washed by a diet of celebrity-style pomp and circumstance…” (The Telegraph, pg. 1 l. 18-20), as oppose to the rest of the population of Britain, who simply “appreciate a good thing when they see it.” (The telegraph, pg. 1 l. 21-22). To them, the monarchy stands for security and tradition, because it has existed for such a long time, but according to The Observer, this is a “hierarchical, secretive, non-accountable regal “firm”, the membership of which is far from representative of the diverse pluralistic society… ” (The Observer, pg. 2 l. 74-76). Unfortunately for the republicans, who “do not support the monarchy…” (The Daily Mirror, pg. 1 l. 35) and wish ”… for the abolition of…” (The Daily Mirror, pg. 1 l. 39) it, will suffer a defeat from the opposing side, who enjoys feeling part of a great national event, such as the birth of a new prince.