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The British monarchy has a complicated and symbiotic relationship with the City of London as enshrined in the Statute of William and Mary [1]

[1] https://www.british-history.ac.uk/no-series/new-history-lond...

Public sentiments regarding the monarchy have been massaged over the centuries via the British media which is also utterly entangled in the City. It's all one giant mutual interest collective which practises tax evasion on a galactic scale.

I'd recommend picking up a copy of "Treasure Islands" by Nicholas Shaxson. Chapter 12 ("Griffin") focuses on the City and I'd also recommend viewing the reactions to any anti-monarchy campaign through this lens.




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