Nothing against Charles III. His visit to Germany was a success and a good thing for german-British relations. Charles has not only cut a fine figure in the Bundestag, but also in contact with the citizens, and in Bellevue Palace with the Federal President anyway. Learned is learned. In addition, even in his decades as a prince, one always felt sorry for the man, who was underestimated with regard to his interests and his farsightedness beyond the tiresome issue of women. For example, when it came to advancing organic farming.
And perhaps one or the other still remembers how Charles stood in the pouring rain in Hong Kong when he had to hand over the colony to the Chinese. This sad picture will be remembered by those who saw it much longer than the already forgotten "Prince Charles syndrome" of the eternal successor, who does not get a chance.
German state interesting even without a monarchy
And also nothing against the traditions of the British. Who would the Germans be to rise above it. When it comes to democracy, we don't fool the British in tradition. And that worked better there in the relevant royal family than in this country, for example, with a Reich president in the Weimar Republic.
But shortly before the coronation, at which Hesse will also be closely and prominently represented by the Landgrave, a hint is allowed: If millions of people will sit in front of the television on Saturday, it would be good to think that it does not take a dazzling and expensive royal family to be enthusiastic about a state.
Because that's what the Germans lack: the appreciation of what has grown in this country in recent decades, what a bourgeois and unpretentious democracy has emerged. This can also be "visited", in person. In the Hessian state parliament, for example. This also applies to the Bundestag and the Federal Government. There is a citizens' festival at the Federal President's house, the day has been set, it will be September 8th. There will even be two open days in the state parliament on 24 and 25 September. Anyone who takes the opportunity will find that our democracy and its representatives are more approachable than one might think; in the best sense of the word, it is bourgeois even with the Federal President. The backdrops may call themselves "castle". In fact, they are stages that are virtuosically played by democrats. This is as exciting to watch as a coronation. Promised.