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What with the marriage of our Will & Kate fast approaching and a whopping 21% of people actually being interested, I ask, how could Britain (or its constituent parts) become a republic (from European semi-presidential PR uptopia to Banana junta) with a POD of 1900?
Personally I think if Edward VIII had hung around some how, by the 1960s his charm would have worn off considerably, and certainly been a less wholesome symbol than his niece has managed.