Monarchs today are reared to be ordinary, as suits their diminished role in national life. But democratic countries need symbols of the extraordinary if they are not to sink into permanent mediocrity.
今天的君主被塑造成了普通人，以契合他们在国家生活中作用的日益式微。但民主国家如果不想陷入永恒的平庸，就需要代表卓越的象征。