What’s the monarchy for? That’s the question David Dimbleby is asking in his new documentary. He tells me why he’s turning to this subject now– “It goes back to something the Queen said 30 years ago, which was that all institutions benefit from criticism, including the monarchy. And none of them should avoid scrutiny. And that’s my been my watchword… There’s now a narrow majority against monarchy and a rising number of young people in this country against monarchy. So it seemed to me a good moment to say, is it working? Is it how it should be?”

Posted by Fred Bassett