How the Royal Family Has Changed Since Queen Elizabeth II’s Death
And the ability to translate those positive vibes to the people is absolutely crucial to the health of the monarchy.
“It continues to be a period of transition because we’re still so early into King Charles’ reign,” Carpenter said. Being on the throne anywhere nearly as long as his mother is an “impossibility,” she continued, “but he has a good ways to go. We’ll see how well he does, but right now, he is proving himself to be a solid monarch.”
Though Accession Day is a time to focus on the royals, for the most part, people are too occupied with daily life to pay the family much mind—so long as they aren’t screwing up.
Charles had so far done “a good job showing that the monarchy does stand for the way society looks these days in Britain,” Carpenter noted. “As a woman of color growing up in the U.K., every royal event that I would see on television was very whitewashed. So it was pretty incredible to see people of different races, different faiths, all ages” at his coronation, “and we’re going to continue to see that.”
But though the family may be entering a new era of (extremely relative) openness, Carpenter succinctly summed up Charles’ overarching message: “I am a monarch that represents modern day society and we are relevant. And the future looks bright with Prince William, the Princess of Wales and Prince George—so you want to keep us around.”
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