Defending Monarchy in an American Election Year
A constitutional monarch’s delegation of executive power does not diminish, but rather underlines, his role as a symbol of God’s rule.


Above: the Nine Sovereigns at Windsor for the funeral of King Edward VII in 1910. Standing, from left to right: King Haakon VII of Norway, Tsar Ferdinand of Bulgaria, King Manuel II of Portugal, Kaiser Wilhelm II of the German Empire, King George I of Greece and King Albert I of Belgium. Seated, from left to right: King Alfonso XIII of Spain, King-Emperor George V of the United Kingdom and King…