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Welcome to The Crown Society

An Introduction from our Chairman

The Crown Society is a pro-Constitutional Monarchy Group, welcoming all who share this as a common aim.

30+ years of supporting various pro-monarchy organisations has afforded me the opportunity of meeting some lovely people. Over the years, I increasingly pondered, amid the socialising, listening to various guest speakers, attending black tie functions in impressive locations, and hearing various concerns expressed whenever “Republic” or similar groups grabbed the headlines, what we might be missing. 

Although there have always been various monarchist group representatives, internationally, speaking out whenever “royal” stories hit the headlines, it too often appears to be that as Monarchists we only ever appear to be playing catch-up on important issues.



Republican propagandists and those who have already made up their minds and closed them to reasoned debate and discussion on a range of topics, however eager they may be to shout, are not our target audience. So where is our audience to be found? 

In reflecting upon the extremely successful celebrations of Her late Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II’s various jubilees, the unprecedented out-pouring of grief at her funeral, and the celebration of the Coronation of King Charles III, it is clearly apparent that rather than focusing on battling the few thousand diehard republicans, anti-monarchists and anarchists, it is in reaching out to the many hundreds of thousands, if not millions of people, who celebrated these events, both in the UK and around the world, that we will find our audience. 

Although this often-silent majority may not necessarily be able to articulate the reasons why in this day and age they feel the way they do, something moves them to value our Constitutional Monarchy and support an hereditary monarch. These are the people we want to reach - and not just those who live in the United Kingdom, but around the Commonwealth and in other countries which have or had monarchies. 

The raison d'être for The Crown Society is the provision of education and accurate pro-monarchy information. To help people understand why and how Constitutional Monarchy works, and the values it brings. 

From the outset, we have identified the need for the Society to have, as a main aim, the financial stability to employ a Press Officer to effectively promote the society, to be the public face of the Society, and become the “go to” point of contact for the press.


 If “Republic”, a small pressure group campaigning for the abolition of the British Monarchy, can employ someone in that role to promote its aims, it is not, we feel, an inappropriate aim, or an unachievable goal, for us. 

The social dimension of a Society such as ours, is good and worthy and there is a place for it assuredly, but education and information are the primary focus. 

By joining the Crown Society and donating to the cause you will help us to fulfil our aims and reach our goal.


Dr Damien Mead - Chairman


NB: This website is still under construction, please forgive any glitches or other errors. 

Our Aims


The Crown Society is a not-for-profit, non-political, organisation dedicated to uniting individuals who share a passion for the institution of Monarchy. Our primary mission is to create a platform for like-minded individuals from all walks of life within the United Kingdom and beyond, to come together to share in this common cause. We believe in the importance of Constitutional Monarchy, a system that has gracefully evolved over the past 1000 years in the rich history of Great Britain and is manifested in other nations. Through various initiatives and events, we aim to foster discussion, support, and appreciation for this cherished institution. 

Join us in celebrating Monarchy and its enduring legacy - ancient AND modern. 


The Society seeks to achieve its aims through commitment to the following:


- I -

To support His Majesty King Charles III, (and the hereditary principle embodied by 

his heirs and successors), the Royal Family, the Royal Household, and royal institutions in accordance with the law. 


- II -

To protect Great Britain’s heritage by defending its constitutional monarchy, history, culture, customs and 

traditions, the unity of the constituent countries of the United Kingdom under the Crown,  and of His Majesty’s other 

realms, territories and the member states of the Commonwealth of Nations.


- III -

To promote and foster the heritage, history and place in modern life around the globe of constitutional monarchy as an 

effective form of government, transcending politics and safeguarding fundamental principles and freedom. 


- IV -

To provide its members and the wider public who share its aims, with opportunities in which to come together, 

to support, recognise, educate, and celebrate, the benefits of Constitutional Monarchy.


- V -

To support, preserve and promote the monarchical system of government worldwide, primarily through education,  

Including the encouragement of the restoration of constitutional monarchy in countries that have become republics. 


- VI -

To promote peace and harmony among all nations and people, in a spirit of mutual respect and tolerance,

and to foster education, understanding and appreciation and learning from the lessons of history.



Disclaimer: The Crown Society does not claim to have the endorsement of any reigning Monarch, Government, political party or religious organisation. We represent a diverse group of people united in a common cause.


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    Constitutional monarchs have their authority limited by an established legal framework which  allows them some discretionary powers and rights. According to the political theorist Walter  Bagehot, constitutional monarchs ought to have three rights that express their political position:  the right to be consulted, the right to encourage and the right to warn. It has been said that a  constitutional monarch reigns but does not rule, the business of regulation and legislation being  taken by the governing body. Some of these constitutional rights tend to be observed in the  waiving rather than in the exercise:  Queen Anne was the last British monarch to veto a  parliamentary act in 1708 and, since then, the British sovereigns have tended to accept the acts  of parliament without further involvement.  A constitutional monarch may be executive, i.e., exercising significant political role or influence,  or purely ceremonial, i.e., having very little political influence, but rather cultural and popular  influence.  

    An absolute monarch holds all political authority above all constitutions, laws or other  constraints. In many ways, it is the most natural sort of monarchy given the origins of leadership  in the heads of families, clans and tribes. In Europe, absolute monarchies have given way to  constitutional monarchies following the development of democratic politics – only one remains.  The absolute monarchies that remain have some religious or ideological significance.  The current absolute monarchies are the Sharjah, Fujairah, Ajman, Dubai, al-Quwain, al Khaimah, Abu Dhabi, (these are the seven constituent subnations of the United Arab Emirates,  each ruled by an emir as a hereditary monarch), Brunei and Oman (each ruled by a sultan as a  hereditary monarch), Saudi Arabia and Eswatini (each ruled by a king as a monarch elected from  within the royal family) and the Vatican (with the Pope as monarch elected from the College of  Cardinals).  

     

    A republic, in the simplest of definitions, is based on the Latin phrase res publica ('public affair'), is a state in which  political powers rests with the citizens  through their representatives — in contrast to a monarchy.

    Representation in a republic may or may not be freely elected by the general citizenry. In many historical republics, representation has been based on personal status and the role of elections has been limited. This remains true today; among the 159 states that use the word republic in their official names (as of 2017), and other states formally constituted as republics, are states that narrowly constrain both the right of representation and the process of election.

    The term developed its modern meaning in reference to the constitution of the ancient Roman Republic,  lasting from the overthrow of the last King in 509 BC to the establishment of the Empire in 27 BC. This Constitution was characterised by a  Senate composed of wealthy aristocrats wielding significant influence; several popular Assemblies of all free citizens, possessing the power to elect magistrates from the populace and pass laws; and a series of magistracies series of magistracies with varying types of civil and political authority.

    Most often a republic is a single sovereign state, but there are also subnational state entities that are referred to as republics, or that have governments that are described as republican in nature.

    It is important to recognise that although the advocates of Republicanism often cite this system being more democratic, that is not a guarantee or surety.

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