[JohnG45]

Crown Prince my a$$.

He is just another displaced Iranian citizen.

This concept of royalty is passe today. (Except in their minds of course.)

[F14 Pilot]

Watch what you say about him!

[BunnySlippers]

This concept of royalty is passe today. (Except in their minds of course.)

I never got the impression that he wanted to be installed as a moinarch. He used to live here in L.A. (may still for all I know) and was the broadcaster of a Free Iran radio station beamed into Iran.

Seems to me he's one of the good guys. His mother was also a gracious woman.

[parisa]

The concept of "royalty" is what Iran had for 2,500 years, until 1979, when mullahcracy and the rule of "velayateh faghih", meaning supreme leader, meaning mullah "royalty", took over. Monarchy is the core identity, history and heritage of Iran, just as it has been the core of Britain's.

That said, no one knows what the future will bring for Iran, but I sincerely believe that the best outcome for a peaceful, stable Iran which will contribute to stability in the region, and security in the rest of the world, would be for Iran to return to its core values which had kept the country intact for millenniums, and is part of its identity - both historically and culturally - to unify the country as a whole, but establish constitutional, democratic institution for governing the nation. That would be good for Iran and good for America.

[LibreOuMort]

Crown Prince my a$$.

Oh, get over it! Just because you were born without a title (and the responsibility that goes with it) doesn't give you the right to disparage one who is. Your remark is in poor taste - take it back!

[royalcello]

This concept of royalty is passe today. (Except in their minds of course.)

Not in mine!

It is impossible for royalty to be "passe," because monarchy is timeless and not confined to any particular era. There's a reason why there are no fairy tales or great literature about presidents: monarchy speaks to something deeply embedded in the human psyche that republicanism doesn't. The millions of British people who turned out to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee in 2002, or the even more millions worldwide who were enthralled by The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King don't seem to be find royalty "passe" at all.

It probably escaped your attention that the popularity of the Swedish royal family, which handled the tsunami crisis much better than the elected government, has increased in recent weeks. Passe? Nothing could be further from the truth. The world's royal families continue to comfort and inspire millions of ordinary people, and Iranians would be lucky if the monarchy were to be restored.