Robert Hardman is one of the foremost observers of the modern British royal scene, and the bestselling author of Our Queen. He has covered all aspects of the Monarchy for British newspapers, television and radio over more than 25 years and has interviewed many members of the Royal Family for his books and for a series of internationally-acclaimed films.
Robert has also covered more than 60 royal tours worldwide. In addition to the British Royal Family, his royal interviewees have included the Emperor and Empress of Japan, the King and Queen of Norway and the Queen of Denmark. He now writes the acclaimed How I See It column for the Daily Mail.
Tomorrow, he is joining Francis and Konstantin on Triggernometry to break down the British Royal Family: who they are, what they do and why we have a Royal Family, as well as what the UK would be like if it were a republic.
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In all of your writing and meeting with royal families around the world, which country do you think has the best balance between monarchy and the state in terms of power/influence?
Is King Charles' failure to be Defender of the Faith i.e. the Church of England, as per his coronation oath, and his insistence on being a Defender of all Faiths, a betrayal of his mother's legacy?