The British royals, who trace their history back more than 1,000 years, could be gone within two generations, writer Hilary Mantel said in an interview published on Saturday.
The monarchy traces its history back at least to William the Conqueror, who invaded England in 1066, but also claims ties to the patchwork of kingdoms and principalities which stretched across what became England, Scotland and Wales long before that date.
"I think they do it as well as anyone possibly could, take it as seriously as anyone could," Mantel, 69, told The Times. "It’s very hard to understand the thinking behind the monarchy in the modern world when people are just seen as celebrities," she said. Mantel triggered anger in Britain earlier this month by telling La Repubblica that England was now a washed-out place that ran on "the memory of power". She described Brexiteers as callow and often ridiculous opportunists.
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