I am just thinking aloud here, but the abdication of the Spanish king makes me wonder if he was ever a real king in the first place.
Easy come, easy go as they say.
There are five key stages in the creation of an British monarch: election (which means choosing), proclamation, acclamation, coronation (with an actual crown), anointing.
As far as I am aware, the Spanish king just ticked three of those boxes - hence my question whether his regnal status was genuine.
An American president is elected. He is proclaimed. He is acclaimed at an investiture.
Many of the American presidents have been from hereditary power dynasties.
So how is a Spanish king any different to an American president?
Easy come, easy go as they say.
There are five key stages in the creation of an British monarch: election (which means choosing), proclamation, acclamation, coronation (with an actual crown), anointing.
As far as I am aware, the Spanish king just ticked three of those boxes - hence my question whether his regnal status was genuine.
An American president is elected. He is proclaimed. He is acclaimed at an investiture.
Many of the American presidents have been from hereditary power dynasties.
So how is a Spanish king any different to an American president?
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