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The beloved British actor, writer and presenter appeared on the Jordan B Peterson podcast. Mr Fry and Mr Peterson, a world renowned psychologist, discussed a variety of topics including politics – and even touched upon the role of the monarchy.
Mr Fry said many of the happiest countries in the world “happen to be constitutional monarchies”.
Revealing his own beliefs, he admitted that the Royal Family “on the face of it is of course preposterous”, but went on to explain how they can play a key role in society.
The author referred to the Queen’s weekly Audience with the Prime Minister and suggested that the US could benefit from having a Monarch.
He explained how his thoughts stemmed from his belief in “ceremony, ritual and symbolism”.
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Mr Fry told the podcast: “I look at America and I think if only Donald Trump and now Biden, if every week they had to walk up the hill and go into a mansion in Washington and there was uncle Sam in a top hat and striped trousers.”
He explained how “uncle Sam” might be the US equivalent of a Monarch and described him as “a living embodiment of their nation”.
Mr Fry added: “More important than they were that’s the key.
“He [uncle Sam] is America, the President is a fly-by-night politician voted for by less than half the population and he has to bow in front of this personification of his country every week.
“And that personification, uncle Sam can’t tell him what to do, uncle Sam can’t say ‘pass this Act and don’t pass that Act and free these people, give them a pardon’.
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“All he can do is say ‘tell me young fella what you done this week’ and he’ll bow and say ‘well uncle Sam’.”
He added how uncle Sam might reply “oh you think that’s the right thing for my country”.
Mr Fry concluded: “Well that’s what a constitutional monarchy is and of course it’s absurd but the fact that Churchill and Thatcher and everyone had to bow every week in front of this something.”
The author went on to claim that “empirically look at the happiest countries in the world that’s all you need do and they happen to be constitutional monarchies”.
He listed Norway, Sweden, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Japan as some of those “happiest” places who have monarchies.
Mr Fry added: “They’re always right up there on the list. Now it may be that we can’t find the causal link between the constitutional monarchy but it might just be something to do with that.”
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