Letter: Role of the monarchy
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Sir: It is not monarchy which is a lottery, but republicanism. An American journalist told me recently that not only could she not predict who the next US president might be, she couldn't even name the candidates. Britain's next head of state, on the other hand, has been trained for his future role from birth. I know which system I prefer.
W DENIS WALKER
London E4
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