The abdication of Margaret II of Denmarkafter the death of Isabel II of England in 2022, let without queens to Europe. In any case, the continent will be able to see in the future even five female monarchs born in the XXI century. Who are the princesses of the Generation Z who would come to power?
Europe without queens? These are the five female monarchs who could come to power
Isabelborn in 2001, in Belgium; Catalina Amalia (2003), in Netherlands; Ingrid Alexandra (2004), in Norway; Eleanor (2005), in Spain; and Wake (2012), in Sweden. Half of European hereditary monarchies could have a sovereign.
The experts consulted by AFP point out that male and female heirs will face the same challenges in tune with its century, and that the greater female presence is thanks to the laws that eliminated the prevalence of male siblings.
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What is the order of heirs in Europe?
“Sweden was the first country in the world to adopt a neutral order of succession as for the genderin 1980“, the Swedish expert explains to AFP Roger Lundgren. The only exceptions in Europe they still are Spain, Monaco and Liechtenstein.
This law allowed the princess Sweden victoryborn in 1977 and mother of Wakewas the heir instead of her younger brother Carlos Felipe and the Only Woman who could ascend to the throne before the arrival of the generation Z.
But what distinguishes them from the generation of queens that ends with Margaret II? When he came to the throne of Denmark, Isabel II already reigned and Netherlands had as sovereign Julianawhich gave way in 1980 to your daughter Beatriz. The latter abdicated in 2013.
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New generations and new challenges
“Many things will remain the same”since “much of what kings and queens do today and what they will do in 25 years is what kings did 200 years ago,” he says. Lundgrenin reference to visits from State, receptions, ceremonies. But despite this display of stability along the centuries, The monarchy is not exempt from changes with each generationin an effort to maintain its legitimacy with each death or abdication, according to experts.
Some of the current princesses studied in educational centers. elite in their countries or abroad – such as Isabella of Belgium and Eleanor of Spainin it Atlantic College of Wales-, and they received military trainingunlike previous queens.
“Each new generation of monarchs must face new challenges and the main one, and not the minor one, is always the questioning the usefulness of the monarchy“he explains to AFP Lisa Castrohistorian of the 19th century monarchies. But at the same time, “the new generation would be in a position to meet the expectations of your subjects, would better understand the needsthe challenges of their time,” adds the doctor from the French university Toulouse-Jean Jaurès.
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Climate crisis, Covid-19, wars and social networks: how it influences the princesses of the 21st century
The princesses of the 21st century They grew up in a context marked by climate crisisthe movement Metoothe Covid-19 pandemicthe ukrainian war and, above all, in a society in which social networks They are central.
“It is impossible for the sign of the times not to permeate the monarchical institution”the Spanish journalist tells AFP Pilar Eyrefor whom William of England and his wife Katherine are an example of how “handle image issue”.
“You need to be on more platforms (…), now that the traditional media channels used by previous generations of royalty no longer reach everyone,” underlines the Swedish monarchy expert. Ebba Kleberg von Sydow.
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When the political neutrality is imposed, networks help to spread the gestures that suggest the priorities of future queens, who have already started with their parents. “The Scandinavian monarchies embody the environmental cause very well”assures Castro.
Another example of the adaptation came from Netherlands in 2021, when the prime minister, Mark Rutteconfirmed that the princess Catalina Amalia could marry a woman if you wish, as the country allows its citizens since 2001.
This represents a step further, after many monarchies opened their doors to the plebslike Argentina Maxima Zorreguietawife of King William Alexander of the Netherlands; and the Swedish personal trainer Daniel Westlinghusband of Victory.
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In Spainthe Queen Letiziawho met her husband Philip When she worked as a journalist, she recently visited a association to help prostituted womensomething “unimaginable in previous generations”according to Eyre.
“It is with these gestures that earns the love and respect of citizens“, not with great ceremonies or great costumes,” adds the expert, for whom the current princesses “either they are feminist queens or they will not be queens”.
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