The British royal family is the embodiment of British soft power. Why do you say that?

The British royal family is the embodiment of British soft power. Why do you say that? Britain is a constitutional monarchy country, and the British royal family, as a symbol of national strength, plays a role and has no substantive power. The king is a nominal ruler, born hereditary. The Prime Minister is the top leader of the British government, elected by the people and has the highest executive power. The prime minister can consult with the king on major issues, but the final decision is made by the parliament and the prime minister.

The British royal family symbolizes the splendid culture of the British Empire, and the members of the Commonwealth still recognize the Queen as the supreme leader. Therefore, the British royal family is still the trump card of British soft power.

Britain's soft power is first embodied in language, which is English.

Since17th century, with the expansion of the British Empire, English has spread to every corner of the world. Nowadays, although native English speakers rank third in the world (after Chinese and Spanish), English is the most widely used language and the first foreign language with the widest audience.

Language endows Britain with double soft power.

First of all, language has brought politics closer. At present, English is the official language of more than 60 countries in the world, including the superpower United States, developed countries such as Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and developing countries such as India, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Uganda.

When communicating with these countries, Britain can talk effortlessly, accurately express its concerns and worries, and put forward expectations for other countries. It can be said that with the help of English, Britain has established an "Anglo-Cultural Circle" and occupied a central position in it.

Secondly, because English, as an international language, is widely used in international organizations, international conferences and international treaty documents, Britain has gained rich soft power to manipulate "language politics".

The second soft power resource Britain has is "knowledge creation and production".

In the past few hundred years, Britain has produced many important thinkers and opened up many new research fields. Some people say that Britain has gained unprecedented intellectual influence because of its ability in "knowledge creation and production".

There are countless thinkers in Britain. Hobbes and Locke's works are classics of political science; Hume's theory of human nature has an original theoretical contribution in the history of human thought. Adam Smith is widely regarded as the founder of economics, and so on.

In addition, many emerging disciplines or research fields in the world today originated in Britain. For example, international relations as a discipline was formally born in Britain. 19 19 After the end of World War I, David Charlie Davies, a Welsh aristocrat and philanthropist, established the world's first professorship of international relations in the name of American President Woodrow Wilson. Since then, there have been so many applicants that arnold toynbee, a famous British historian and author of Historical Studies, was not included in the list of candidates for the interview.

In addition, karl popper and Imre lakatos, who immigrated to Britain after World War II, initiated a systematic study of philosophy of science at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). In the early 1990s, scholars represented by David Hyde initiated a new research field of globalization (globalism) at the London School of Economics.

The third soft power resource Britain has is film and television drama.

In the past few decades, Britain has invested and produced many film and television dramas that are popular all over the world, either alone or jointly with other countries. These visual arts have greatly enhanced Britain's soft power.

First of all, the remake of famous works further promoted British history and culture. For example, Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice, which was remake in 2005, not only won the Oscar nomination for the heroine keira knightley, but also revived the British culture in the early19th century.

Dorian gray (adapted from Oscar Wilde's famous novel), starring Ben Barnes and Colin Firth in 2009, played a great role in promoting Wilde's research and understanding of1British social life in the late 9th century.

The hit drama Sherlock sets Conan Doyle's detective story in the background of 2 1 century. The wonderful interpretation makes the starring "Fu Juan" numerous, and makes London's urban culture more deeply rooted in people's hearts.

Secondly, Britain has also launched many thrilling and fascinating spy films, which have shaped the image of British spy gentleman, wisdom and sophistication. In addition to the early James Bond series, the film of the same name adapted from John le carre's famous spy novel The Tinker, the Tailor, the Soldier and the Spy is also worth mentioning. This film, which brings together many famous British movie stars, tells the story of how British intelligence agencies dug up "spies" planted in Britain by other countries during World War II.

Thirdly, the British magic animation series shows British culture by using the imaginary world, which is especially attractive to young audiences. For example, while telling the story of the wizarding world, the Harry Potter films also let the global audience know about the different class cultures and "multiculturalism" of British nobles and civilians; Paddington Bear tells the story of a little bear from Peru who wandered to London, promoting the urban culture of London, and was "specially recommended" by Prince William of England when he visited China.

Fourthly, movies and TV plays about the British royal family and politics are also very popular. For example, The King's Speech, Downton Abbey and so on.

The coexistence of ancient royal culture and modern fashion art culture constitutes the fourth source of British soft power.

Specifically, the influence of royal culture is mainly reflected in two aspects: first, the image and temperament of royal members themselves. Members of the royal family represent Britain's national image, and Britain strives to create an elegant, solemn, decent and friendly image. Although they maintain the traditional aristocratic style, they also conform to modern life, which often leads to the trend of imitation and attracts public attention. The second is the diplomatic activities carried out by members of the royal family. For example, during Prince William's visit to China on 20 15, he visited Beijing, Shanghai and Yunnan, during which he vigorously promoted cultural exchanges between China and Britain and called for the protection of wild animals and the crackdown on illegal hunting. His diplomatic image is unique.

In terms of fashion art, Britain has also shown its charm. In fashion design, there are world-class designers with mature and exquisite styles like alexander mcqueen; In luxury goods, there are famous brands such as Burberry, Mai Baorui, Vivian westwood, Paul Smith, Dunhill and so on.

It can be predicted that the current British ruling party will make full use of these soft power resources and move towards the goal of "global Britain".