It describes how the members of the family would survive if the Monarchy were dissolved. In the story a radical prime minister, Jack Barker, is chosen, and his first action is to force the Queen to abdicate. The whole Royal Family is then escorted to live in a humble suburb among working class people. Different social backround and different language cause problems. Some of the family members even change their speech patterns in order to fit into the environment.
Language plays a key part in the book.
It causes several hilarious misunderstandings between the Royals and ordinary people. So finding a common language is sometimes difficult. I shall now give an overview of both ways of speaking English and their distinctive features. The speech of the Royals 1. Here we also see that Prince Charles in particular is prone to speak slowly and to consider his words carefully.