I stumbled on your site and thought t that you should have a link to the real Braveheart of Scotland – Sir William Wallace

http://nationalwallacemonument.com

The monarchy is an interesting thing in that it holds little sway here in Canada, especially to newer generations. Lady Dianna seemed to be popular, and the Queen as well, but beyond that it seems that the only time any of the royal family was when one of the prince’s got in trouble chasing a waitress while here with the military (I can never remember which one is which though).

It’ll be interesting to see if our currency continues to have the monarchy on it after Queen Elizabeth and what ties remain to the royal family. While I’m proud to be part of the commonwealth, I don’t see any connection with the monarchy as the commonwealth to me is a connection amongst many countries with each other, not through the crown.

Not able to speak on behalf of other countries, I think the tie to the crown grows lesser in Canada as time goes on as we rapidly become more and more multi-cultural. The population here continues to grow, but it is the result of immigrants and as a Canadian, I am proud of our diversity. I hope the commonwealth continues to hold strong ties across our countries, but I wonder if it will as what the UK holds dear and what Canada does are in some cases quite different.

Case-in-point, a number of years ago (and possibly still occurring) federal jobs in Canada “required” people to swear fealty to the Queen and an oath on the bible. I declined both without any fuss… I wonder if there would have been a fuss had that happened 20 years ago? Will it still be “required” in 20 years?

…then again, perhaps I’m simply one member of the younger audience that will be regained with the crown’s move to social media.

Happy holidays and may the new year be a great one for you!