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@cstross @erlend That's the model I was always taught. But having observed Sweden, Spain, Denmark, Norway and the UK's monarchies over the past 40 years, one thing has become very clear to me. Even if you have a neutered monarchy, it is discreetly always trying to wield more power. Sweden is the case I have watched most closely. When I moved there in the 1970s, Sweden considered itself "post-christian" and everyone assumed the monarchy was on its last legs. That slowly changed.