In British English, a bicycle monarchy or bicycling monarchy is the more informal and modest personal style of the royal families of countries in Scandinavia and the Low Countries, particularly the Netherlands. The term 'bicycle monarchy' has been used in a pejorative sense by newspapers in the United Kingdom, reflecting pride in the pomp and ceremony of the British monarchy.
In British English, a bicycle monarchy or bicycling monarchy is the more informal and modest personal style of the royal families of countries in Scandinavia and the Low Countries, particularly the Netherlands. The term 'bicycle monarchy' has been used in a pejorative sense by newspapers in the United Kingdom, reflecting pride in the pomp and ceremony of the British monarchy.
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