The seat of the government and the monarchy, Madrid is the third most populous city in the European Union.
"James I was incredibly ambitious for London and the monarchy architecturally, " says Thurley.
The Queen follows the divisions between the British public, the government and the monarchy immediately after the death of Diana, Princess of Wales.
But most of these nations opted to join the Commonwealth, a club of countries all tied through history to the UK and the monarchy.
"I would like to be remembered as the king who has united Spaniards, that with him democracy and the monarchy have been recovered, " he said, adding that "liberty" was a word for which he hoped he would be remembered.
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And yet the monarchy survives, and will continue to do for at least the duration of Queen Elizabeth's reign and possibly even longer.
This is the crown that survives, and according to the Dutch monarchy's website, it represents "the sovereignty of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the dignity of the head of state".
Our correspondent says that most Swazis believe that the king's advisors are to blame for this affair and their actions are helping opponents of the monarchy and their calls for reforming Swaziland's political system.
Instead, he said he wanted Hussein to become king of a Jordan where "the people are happy, and they love the monarchy, just like you saw with the outpouring toward Queen Elizabeth in England".
And yes, the monarchy is an outdated vestige of a system of government and of an empire that both faded long ago.
It is a reminder that, were Scots to back independence, this would mark the beginning and not the end of a long, tortuous process of negotiation between the Scottish and Westminster governments - over currency, the monarchy, the armed forces, North Sea oil revenues, pension rights and much more besides.
Of our social institutions, very few survive from that long ago: the Catholic Church (and various orders and sub-groups within it), the Japanese Monarchy, and so on.
To uphold and respect the constitutional monarchy of Thailand.
Were she more secure in her power, she might have viewed Snow White, with her great work ethic, sweet temperament, and yes, beauty, as a really useful ally and asset for the monarchy.
Yet Milton lived through the execution of a king (which he defended), the establishment of a commonwealth and the restoration of monarchy (which he attacked, even when it was likely to mean death to do so).
In Exeter's beautiful cathedral close the people wave their union jacks and flags of St George, cheer everything and tell you they've come for the children's sake, or because they remember the last time she was here, or because they think the monarchy is wonderful and the Queen herself admirable.
Earlier, arriving in ascending order of royal rank, members of the British Monarchy and Middleton family made their way down the red-carpeted nave of Westminster Abbey, greeting guests before being seated.
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By contrast, the total cost of salaries and material expenses for the Dutch monarchy increased 4.5%, according to Mr. Matthijs' calculations.
These same tribes are strongly represented in the government and security forces, and are the bedrock of the monarchy.
Many aspects of Britishness, especially in social and economic fields, such as the monarchy (provided people want it) or the British market in goods, labour and services, would remain in place after independence.
He says he meant no offence to the monarchy and was unaware of the law.
The cost of providing security and police protection for members of the monarchy is not included in the official expenditure figure.
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One year after independence, he abolished the monarchy and became president.
In the 1999 referendum, the then-government of staunch monarchist John Howard asked voters to choose between maintaining the monarchy and replacing it with a president elected by a two-thirds parliamentary majority.
Since the modern nation state's founding in 1932, Thailand has been served by a constitutional monarchy and is the only country in Southeast Asia to avoid coming under European colonial rule.
Having followed developments in Thailand, The Economist should have known about the recent attempts to draw the monarchy into the political conflict and should not have helped to perpetuate such misperceptions.
This, they argued, would continue to marginalise Jordanians of Palestinian origin in favour of those descended from Jordan's original Bedouin inhabitants, whose tribes dominate the government and security forces and are the bedrock of the Hashemite monarchy.
Unresolved issues between monarchy and the Shia majority continue to produce tension in Bahrain and on top of all of this, tensions over Iran's nuclear programme, although lessened by the prospect of imminent diplomatic negotiations, continue to simmer.
The Council holds the Institution of the Monarchy to be the highest social and political organ in the Kingdom.
Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodrigues Zapatero told Spanish media the public must "value the institutional role which the monarchy has", and that he hoped everyone would "respect the judicial process".
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