As of today, Elizabeth II has managed to outlast Queen Victoria and is now Britain’s longest-serving monarch. Here in the UK, the monarch’s popularity is riding pretty high, with the Queen considered the greatest in British history, according to a recent YouGov poll.
Polling also indicates that the royal family as a whole remain pretty popular with the British public. Support crosses all age groups and political affiliations, with 71% of British adults believing the monarchy should remain.
We want to hear your view of the British monarchy, wherever you are in the world. If you’re British: are you happy with it continuing, even after the end of Elizabeth’s reign? Do you consider the Queen a “past-mistress of nothingness”, in the words of Polly Toynbee, or do you think of the monarchy a useful constitutional bulwark?
If you’re from elsewhere: are you envious of Britain for having such a high-profile royal family, or do you think it’s a ludicrous anachronism? How does it compare with your own country, and which do you think has the better deal?
Share your comments in the open thread below, taking care to let us know where you’re posting from. We’ll post the most interesting above the line.
