A recent pro-monarchy article from the US

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Here is the link to a pro-monarchy article published on May 23 in the online edition of the Boston Globe: "Saved by the crown: What monarchs offer modern democracy," by Joshua Kurlantzick (a Fellow for Southeast Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations) - www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2010/05/23/saved_by_the_crown/?page=full

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Thank you for posting that link. Some comments:

"After Britain’s recent election, as politicians from the Labor, Conservative, and Liberal Democrat parties struggled to negotiate a ruling coalition, Queen Elizabeth’s presence reminded Britons that the country retained institutions that would prevent it from really melting down."

The Queen merely accepted the resignation of one Prime Minister and appointed another. Only one person was in a position to form a new government. To suggest that there was any possibility of "melting down" goes too far.

"Although a ceremonial president can fill this role, as in Israel or Germany, the monarch has a unique claim on the public imagination."

The German president resigned on 31 May 2010.