After Elizabeth : Can the Monarchy Save Itself?

The British monarchy has been through turbulent times of late.Rocked by scandal and strife, and without it seems a clear plan for the future following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, we have been left wondering: what happens next?Nothing seems certain.Will the monarchy survive with its continuing echoes of an Imperial past?Will young people - disenchanted with the political status quo - find the ritual and practice of the monarchy quite so mesmerising as previous generations have done?What might a republican Britain look like?Ed Owens argues that the monarchy must embrace reform and transform itself radically.No more private jets while preaching about the importance of the environment; no more secrecy obscuring royal influence in high places; and no more hangers on enjoying grace-and-favour homes.A major slimming down is essential. And it's time the family archives were opened. All these issues will have a direct effect on the common good of the nation as it tries to reinvent itself a