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| Dr Ada M Fisher |
Given
the expense of a wedding for England's Princess Diana and Prince Charles, Prince
William and Princess Catherine, Prince Harry and the duchess of Sussex --
Princess Meghan, it is easy to ask the question for a monarchy which reportedly
has no power, why a need for the throne still exists?
For
those who consider that the throne has no constitutional power, refer to Queen
Elizabeth II of England who recently gave her consent for dissolving Parliament
per the request of prime minister Boris Johnson. Such an act from a position
with no constitutional power should hasten the exit of England from the European
Union.
The
question is why should we care and what is it to us? This threatened exit
promises likely instability for the economies of Europe throwing them into a
possible tail spin. The beneficiaries of the loss of businesses in England
surprisingly will likely be the Netherlands where a different styled new king
and queen have been installed since 2013.
Queen
Maxima Zorreguieta Cerrutti there has stolen the show from royalty in Europe
with her stylish multi-colored fashions and upturned hairs-dos upon which sits
some of the most unusual and magnificence hats, under which lies her investment
banking intellect demanding the world's attention. For over a decade this Queen
has been advocating for Financial Inclusion for fragile nations. Combining
digital connections via an iPhone with micro banking, the level of achievement
for women in Bangladesh and India has increased exponentially. Clearly
demonstrating the relationship of drought, poverty and other factors for those
with limited financial access, including the poorest of the poor, thereby
ushers in a new empowered group.
Why
such cannot be channelled among urban and impoverished areas in the United
States and elsewhere is the question? Such results are worthy of a Nobel prize
in economics for this is not just theory but something which
works.
Additionally, Queen Maxima has taken up the mantel for inclusion of that nation's migrant women advocating first they must learn the Dutch language (which she did prior to marriage) so that they may be full partners in the nation. She was also the first person of royalty to attend a LGBTQ event being not threatened by her marriage to a man who is King, Willem-Alexander.
King
Willem-Alexander is always GQ dashing, upright and appropriate in bearing
bringing to the tables his understanding of water management, especially given
his nation is below sea level. This icon of royalty doesn't just talk the
environment, he deals with it first hand. Other nations would be wise to follow
his lead. Their forward thinking economic inclusion will bring businesses
leaving Brexit to the Netherlands.
This
monarchy of the Netherlands has figured it out -- in order to help the poorest
of the poor, you have to understand economics and the environment in such a way
that it extends and expands your future. The fact that its royalty is imbude
with both as well as sustainable beauty suggests a few less lawyers and
politicians might really be what is needed at the top of
governments.
Most
troubling is that in counting the monarchies of Europe, a Bill Gates or Warren
Buffett each have more money than the total worth of these nations. What is
absent from today's billionaires as well as Bildebergers or other movers and
shakers including over priced athletes/entertainers is a historical perspective
with connections to our roots. Celebrity and fame too often are used to dismiss
the pagentry, regal blush and class of monarchies which lend themselves to an
understanding of from whence we came.
