Read more: Royal fans are already camping along the Mall to see the coronation of King Charles “I will watch it because I think it is a key time for the nation but I think that the idea of a pledge is possibly somewhat outdated.” Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay suggested on BBC’s Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg programme that he may not call out the words on coronation day. “This kind of nonsense should have died with Elizabeth I, not outlived Elizabeth II.” Graham Smith, a spokesman for Republic, which campaigns for the abolition of the monarchy and its replacement with a directly elected head of state, said: “In a democracy it is the head of state who should be swearing allegiance to the people, not the other way around. However, there has been a considerable backlash against the plan, which some have criticised as "feudal", saying it "feels very Game of Thrones".Īnd the pressure group Republic has described the swearing of allegiance as “offensive, tone deaf and a gesture that holds the people in contempt”. It replaces the traditional Homage of Peers in which a long line of hereditary peers knelt and made a pledge to the monarch in person. To view this content, you'll need to update your privacy settings.
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