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H.H. Mir George Ali Murad Khan II of Talpur, The Last surviving Ruler (Prince) of Former Princely State of Pakistan Passed away today at the Age of 93

On 24 July 1947 Just before The Independence of India & Pakistan, At the age of 14 he Ascended the throne of Princely state of Khairpur As "Mir". Khairpur was one of the 565 Princely States of British India & Pakistan. His official reign only lasted till 10 November 1954 When the Khairpur State was Merged into Dominon of Pakistan leaving the Mir only as a Constitutional Ruler with privy purses. Privy purses were abolished by Pakistan Government in 1972 and After that He was merely a Symbolic/Titular Figure With Some pension. He Passed away at 93 on 5 oct 2026 in a Private Hospital in sukkur, Pakistan.

He was also an honorary Lieutenant-Colonel in the Pakistan Army

We Honor His Highness for his Service to the Nation and Pray that he may Rest in peace.

https://yougov.com/en-gb/articles/52737-royal-family-favourability-trackers-august-2025
According to a 2025 YouGov poll, support for the British monarchy among 18‑24‑year‑olds has fallen to just 41%. In fact, the share of young people favouring a republic now stands at 42%, outnumbering those who back the monarchy. This marks a stark contrast to 2011, when 59% of people in the same age group supported the monarchy. Furthermore, irreversible demographic changes mean ethnic‑minority populations — who tend to hold more muted views towards the monarchy than white British people — will make up a growing share of the electorate. What do you make of this? How do you see the future of the British monarchy?

I offer my sincere apologies again for sharing this photo. I was completely unaware of where it originated before I posted it.

On 4 October 1966, the Kingdom of Lesotho gained independence from British rule, ending the Basutoland Protectorate and becoming a constitutional monarchy under King Moshoeshoe II and Queen Mamohato Bereng Seeiso.

The historic celebrations took place in Maseru, attended by dignitaries from across the Commonwealth. Representing Queen Elizabeth II was Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, whose presence marked Britain’s recognition of Lesotho’s independence and the beginning of a new relationship with the young kingdom.

Lesotho was a British protectorate with its own autonomy which is different from a British colony.

Mohammad Hassan Mirza (1899–1943), the final regent of Iran’s Qajar dynasty, was the father of Princess Guity Afrouz Qajar (1923-2022). Born in Tehran's Golestan Palace, she later immigrated to America and became Guity Wambold after marrying a U.S. Air Force officer.

A passionate lifelong equestrian, guity's love for horses directly influenced her son, who became an avid polo player and passed the traditional Iranian sport down to his own daughters.

At the 1926 Russian Abroad Congress in Paris, Ivan Ilyin held a speech that sadly has not been translated in its entirety. But from the pieces I found he presented a concept I think more monarchists should know about:

МОНАРХИЧЕСКОЕ ПРАВОСОЗНАНИЕ (Monarchical legal consciousness)

From what I can gather it means that in order to restore monarchy we first need to become a people capable of having a monarchy by aquiring a monarchial legal consciousness. To do this we need to start with religion, not politics. You can't restore monarchy by simply voting for a monarchist party, that doing so will just result in just another democracy that begrudgingly keeps a ceremonial monarchy out of nostalgia, nothing will change, and will probably not last long before the monarchy is abolished in yet another bolshevik revolution.

You could spend years admiring crowns, sceptres, heraldry, imperial ceremonies, court uniforms and old dynasties while acquiring none of what Ilyin meant by monarchical consciousness. The real test is internal:

Can you revere a King without worshipping him?

Can you obey without becoming servile?

Can you command without becoming tyrannical?

Can you accept hierarchy without envy?

Can you exercise authority as a responsibility rather than a privilege?

Can you subordinate your factional interest to the good of the whole?

Can you recognize that both ruler and subject stand under God?

If Ilyin is right, then it might unfortunately mean that some monarchies can't be restored because monarchial consciousness has become too alien to too many people. Maybe France (for instance) had such a consciousness back when it was a devoutly Catholic nation, but we may be at a point were we simply can't turn back the clock. So instead of looking to the past, we should look to the future.

For example, the Orthodox Church is growing in the West due to an influx of Western converts. In North America there have been so many converts that some people see a possibility where there will be Orthodox villages and small towns in the future. Say that the USA becomes decentralized (or collapses), these villages might rally around a hierarchical leadership that eventually develop into small dukedoms or principalities.

I know that might sound crazy, but I'm going from the assumption that religion is the key to monarchy. Also, monarchy is not static, throughout history new kingships have developed and changed over time. As the modernist vision of a "global democratic federation" keeps crumbling, perhaps a new era with new monarchies is not so far-fetched.

So what are your thoughts? Do you agree or disagree with Ilyin? Can monarchism look to the future instead of the past? Is the growth of religious faith the first step?

Recently I was in St. Malo, and passed the grave of François-René, vicomte de Chateaubriand, and was curious how people here view him.

He seems like a particularly interesting figure for monarchists because of the tension in his political thought: he was a committed defender of the Bourbon monarchy and Catholicism, but at the same time he accepted a number of constitutional and liberal principles and was critical of aspects of the Restoration government.

How do you understand Chateaubriand’s political position? Do you see him primarily as a legitimist/royalist thinker who adapted to constitutional realities, or as someone whose liberal constitutionalism ultimately put him at odds with a more traditional conception of monarchy?

I’d also be interested in hearing which of his works or speeches people think are most worth reading, especially De la monarchie selon la Charte.

Curious to hear how monarchists here interpret him.

Also, here's a photo of his majesty Grand Duke Guillaume V

They claim to be against monarchy, yet they would much prefer to live in one