Carlos III and Felipe VI: the defense of the crown in Westminster against the laziness of the Spanish Parliament

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On the eve of the premiere of the Netflix docuseries with Prince Harry and his wife Meghan as protagonists, in the United Kingdom it was enough to look at the front pages of the newspapers to see that

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The second son of Carlos III and his wife continue their crazy and lucrative flight forward with explosive statements that, among other things,

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The echo that this plot line -which the couple began to pull last year in their famous interview with Oprah Winfrey- has had throughout America,

, has been extraordinary, dangerously lowering the popularity of the Monarchy on the other side of the pond.

In this context, even before the documentary was released, politicians and parliamentarians in the United Kingdom spoke out vehemently.

, sitting in the House of Commons for the Isle of Wight, accused Harry and Meghan of "tearing apart" the Monarchy.

At the same time, his co-religionist Tim Loughton wanted to make it clear that he felt "ashamed that this deeply shameful couple bear

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They were not the only voices of leaders who entered the debate.

But the furthest he dared to go was Tory MP Bob Seely, who proposed that Parliament

to do something that hasn't been done for over a century, which would be to strip Harry and Meghan of the dukedom.

It does not seem that at the moment

would be betting on a strategy to reduce tension -there it is understood that, as has been published this week, Palacio's intention continues to

;

and, on the other, the Prime Minister himself, Rishi Sunak, ruled out the processing of the proposal.

King Felipe VI and King Carlos III in November 2022GTRES

But the fact that so many British MPs

makes perfect sense as Their Honors are well aware of

The United Kingdom boasts of being today one of the 11 parliamentary monarchies that remain in Europe.

If all comparisons are always odious, it is of course

that affect the core institution on which the entire political system is based with the absolute lack of interest that the Spanish Parliament has shown since its approval. of the Constitution regarding

is a desideratum since the Courts do not seem to feel concerned about anything that affects or does not affect the Crown.

The prestigious jurist Luis María Cazorla admitted in this newspaper that

The legal gaps that afflict the institution are not regulated, nor is there ever the impulse and will to face legal situations today as unacceptable as that our

Returning to Harry and Meghan, in the United Kingdom the granting of royal titles is the prerogative of the sovereign,

And, thus, on the occasion of their wedding in May 2018, Elizabeth II

Earls of Dumbarton and Barons Kilkeel -in Meghan's case as consort-.

Felipe VI greeting Queen Camilla and Carlos III greeting Queen LetiziaGTRES

But in Great Britain

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It is a power in which Parliament must intervene.

Hence, the couple in question is not in this sense of danger as long as Westminster does not see fit to amend the Title Deprivation Act of 1917. The same thing happens to Prince Andrew, who despite being ousted for his

Another deputy, the Labor Rachael Maskell, is trying to get the House of Commons to address the legal reform to leave the third son of Elizabeth II without a title.

Just like in Spain, where article 62.f attributes to the King the power to

As Parliament has never been interested in developing it, Felipe VI, without going any further, began his reign

without the intervention of any other State power.

And that there was no shortage of doubts from jurists about whether the decision complied with the law.

The aforementioned succession issue is bloody.

Princess Leonor will come of age in 2023 and will swear before the Courts as

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With the announcement of Doña Letizia's second pregnancy, the irresponsible deputies and senators

and leave the brown of the legislative change to future generations.

Carlos III and Felipe VI in November 2022GTRES

Nothing to do with the UK.

In December 2012, William and Catherine, Dukes of Cambridge, announced that they were expecting their first child – which, remember, would be a boy.

The British Parliament took zero seconds to undertake the legal reform to end the

shameful

And no one believes that it was easy.

Since the British king is the head of state of 15 other nations -including Canada, Australia or New Zealand-,

with his Commonwealth partners and the measure had to be debated and approved in up to 16 parliaments.

The same can be said of a key issue such as the regency.

As soon as

set to work to amend the Regency Acts with the aim of being able to appoint, as has just happened, Princes Edward and Anne as State Councilors so that, along with others who They were like

It is that when the king travels abroad or is temporarily prevented, for example due to illness, there is no such thing as a vacant throne.

In Spain, the regency is another of the serious legal holes that affect the Crown.

There is nothing left

Because, in the event that the Head of State is prevented from exercising his functions, we lack an immediate regency mechanism.

But, have our forefathers said or done anything?

Unclear.

This is Spain, not the United Kingdom, where Parliament cares a lot about the parliamentary Monarchy.

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