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Un affût de canon d’État transporte le cercueil de la reine Elizabeth II, drapé dans l’étendard royal avec la couronne impériale d’État ainsi que l’orbe et le sceptre du souverain, après les obsèques à l’abbaye de Westminster, à Londres, en septembre 2022. (Mike Egerton/Pool Photo via AP)

Couronnement de Charles III : les joyaux de la Couronne auraient dû être restitués depuis longtemps

Annie St. John-Stark, Thompson Rivers University

Le rapatriement des joyaux de la Couronne renforcerait la monarchie britannique contemporaine à un moment où elle a grand besoin de se moderniser.
The State Gun Carriage carries the coffin of Queen Elizabeth, draped in the Royal Standard with the Imperial State Crown and the Sovereign’s Orb and Sceptre, following her funeral at Westminster Abbey in London in September 2022. (Mike Egerton/Pool Photo via AP)

King Charles’s 21st century coronation: Repatriating the Crown Jewels is long overdue

Annie St. John-Stark, Thompson Rivers University

Gems do not a monarch make, and repatriating the Crown Jewels would strengthen the contemporary British monarchy at a time when it most urgently needs to modernize.
What can the Crown Jewels tell us about the history and future of the British Royals? In this photo from last May, then-Prince Charles sits with Camilla and William by the Imperial State Crown in the House of Lords Chamber in London. Ben Stansall/AP

What the Crown Jewels tell us about exploitation and the quest for reparations — Podcast

Ollie Nicholas, The Conversation and Vinita Srivastava, The Conversation

Although King Charles will have a low-key ceremony this coronation, the Crown Jewels will still figure prominently. An exploration of the jewels tells a tale of exploitation, rape and pillage.
Kevin Vickers, former House of Commons Sergeant-at-Arms, receives the Star of Courage at Rideau Hall from Gov. Gen. David Johnston in February 2016 to pay tribute to security services members who responded to the 2014 shooting on Parliament Hill. Vickers was lauded as a hero. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

When we call survivors ‘heroes,’ we’re missing the full picture

Annie St. John-Stark, Thompson Rivers University

We do a disservice to survivors of major tragedies when we call them “heroes.” Instead, we should change our policies and attitudes to help them truly survive the disaster.

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