Frederik X is proclaimed the new king of Denmark after his mother Queen Margrethe II abdicates
Frederik X is proclaimed the new king of Denmark after his mother Queen Margrethe II abdicates
Margrethe, 83, is the first Danish monarch to voluntarily relinquish the throne in nearly 900 years since King Erik III Lam stepped down to enter a monastery in 1146.
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Perhaps more interesting is the obscene amount of taxpayer support the royal family gained in this mess.
could you ELI5 what the mess was?
The royalties of northern Europe is just like your other celebrity families, like the Smith's, the Kardasian's, the Kennedy's, the Bush's, etc, in that the money is really in the tabloid material generated thereof. Keep eyeballs on screen and generate ad revenue, so you can get paid for the meet and greets, speaking engagements, productization, etc. That's why I call the monarchies government mandated celebrities.
No lie though, as a mountain monkey, I love the Norwegian king and queen. I'm at bit ambivalent wether or not it should continue after.
But hey, as long as the king delivers heartwarming morale and the queen is putting money into cultural preservation, both being more progressive than most US politician, while having none of the political power, then it's grawl gravy.
10/10. Would go for modern monarchy again.
Nationalism can suck my balls though.
Well, no, the money is really in all the property and investments they inherited. The celebrity bullshit is just a side gig.
Not anymore, not solely at least. The queen of Danmark has her own brand even, for furnite and house necessities. Modern monarch's aren't just a bunch of inheritors, though that is apart of it.
And if we had to go into Hollywood nepotism vs royal lines and such we do see a fair bit of overlap.
I'm guessing the disconnect here is believing that in some ways the American ultra elite earned what they have.
A brand is just an investment. Do you think she is involved in any way with her businesses? She has people for that.
Though obviously that makes the monarchy no different than any other old money family. They get different kickbacks from the government, but at that level of wealth they all do. My only point is that celebrity bullshit is never were the real money is, even in Hollywood. The ones who actually get seriously rich and build legacy wealth usually get into investing it in property or businesses in and outside Hollywood.
Also are you somehow under the impression that I think any of these parasites earned anything they have?
American here, and if I may comment about one point you made
both being more progressive than most US politician(s)
We don’t really have progressive politicians, (Bernie Sanders may be the exception?) only some less conservative than the others. It’s eventually going to fall like Rome, probably in my lifetime. I just hope that some other place is willing to take me in when it does, and that I also have the means to get there. That is, if Mother Earth doesn’t decide to exorcize all of us first.
I think that is preferred compared to the ludicrous amount of lobbyist money politicians receive for the corruption mess.