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King Charles III Takes the Throne

2023/5/2
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Rebecca Mead：本文探讨了查尔斯三世加冕以及英国王室的未来。文章指出查尔斯三世一直以来都将王位视为一种负担，并分析了他与民众的关系，以及哈里和梅根事件对王室的影响。文章还探讨了保留君主制的理由以及废除君主制对王室成员人权的影响。文章以同情和理解的态度看待查尔斯三世，认为他是一个善良但古怪的人，并认为他受到了不公平的评价。文章最后呼吁关注王室成员的人权，并提出了“解放国王”的口号。 David Remnick：David Remnick 在访谈中与 Rebecca Mead 探讨了查尔斯三世加冕的相关议题。他分析了查尔斯三世在民众中的支持率变化，以及哈里和梅根事件对王室形象的影响。他还探讨了英国保留君主制的理由，并与 Rebecca Mead 就废除君主制进行了讨论。访谈中，David Remnick 也表达了对查尔斯三世性格的看法，并对王室未来的走向进行了展望。 查尔斯国王：查尔斯国王在伊丽莎白女王去世后发表了第一次公开讲话，表达了深切的悲伤之情，并重申了他对国家的承诺。 Catherine Mayer：Catherine Mayer 对查尔斯三世的评价是，世界与他作对，甚至连无生命物体也与他作对。这体现了查尔斯三世性格中易怒和与世界格格不入的一面。

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King Charles III's popularity has seen a significant increase following Queen Elizabeth's death, with his favorability ratings doubling. This shift underscores the respect and gravitas associated with the monarchy, which many Britons accept and defer to.

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On May 6th, King Charles will become the oldest person to ascend the throne of the United Kingdom. He is a bit of an odd duck to be the king, Rebecca Mead) thinks. Charles has “long made clear that he considers his birthright a burden,” she writes. In fact, many things are a burden: during the ceremonies following the death of Queen Elizabeth, the new king “got into not one but two altercations with malfunctioning pens. . . . As his biographer Catherine Mayer puts it, ‘The world is against him—even inanimate objects are against him. That is absolutely central to his personality.’ ” Mead—a subject of the king, as well as a staff writer—talks with David Remnick about Charles III’s coronation, the problem of Harry and Meghan, and the future of the British monarchy itself.