William issued warning about adopting too much change

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00:00William issued warning about adopting too much change.

00:04Prince William's plans for a revamped monarchy may ultimately put the institution's future at risk.

00:10Prince William has been transparent about his hopes to shift the monarchy,

00:13but his agenda could cause irreparable damage to the crown.

00:17If William were to be ruthlessly rigorous and practical,

00:20stripping away too much of the ceremony, tradition, and pageant,

00:24he might find himself left with an institution which was less than the sum of its parts.

00:28Former House of Commons clerk Elliot Wilson told the iPaper.

00:31In a modern society, the monarchy is valuable and justifiable by what it does,

00:36not by abstract theory. It has survived because, broadly, it works.

00:41It is not logical or accountable.

00:43Not all of the arrangements which govern us are, Elliot Wilson continued.

00:47We take it as it is, part constitution, part theater,

00:51and its elements cannot easily be disaggregated.

00:54Prince William and Kate Middleton's future changes could irk many people.

00:59If William, as king, strips away too much,

01:02removes the display and performance,

01:04in ruthless pursuit of efficiency and modernity,

01:07he risks being left with bare bones that have no value, Elliot Wilson said.

01:11Try to make the crown something it can never be,

01:14and King William could be the last one to wear it, Elliot Wilson continued.

01:17If you want to take a look at the crown,

01:18and King William could be the last one to wear it, Elliot Wilson said.

01:18If you want to take a look at the crown,

01:19you can see the crown something it can never be,

01:20but you can see the crown something it can never be,

01:21and you can see the crown something it can never be,

01:22and you can see the crown something it can never be,

01:23and you can see the crown something it can never be,

01:24and you can see the crown something it can never be,

01:25and you can see the crown something it can never be,

01:26and you can see the crown something it can never be,

01:27and you can see the crown something it can never be,

01:28and you can see the crown something it can never be,

01:30and you can see the crown something it can never be,

01:31and you can see the crown something it can never be,