Anti-monarchy campaigners are launching a crowd funding campaign to try and get greater access to the royal archives.

The video discusses the secrecy surrounding the royal archives, which contain sensitive political documents and personal records of past monarchs. Campaigners are pushing for transparency, arguing that the public has a right to access these records to better understand the monarchy. The archives are currently exempt from Freedom of Information requests, unlike MI5, which releases non-sensitive documents regularly. The debate centers on whether royal documents should be treated like other political papers and made available after 30 years. Privacy and tradition are cited as reasons for maintaining the current level of secrecy.

What is the main reason the group Republic is advocating for more transparency in the royal archives?

• To increase tourism at Windsor Castle

• To sell royal documents for profit

• To protect the privacy of the royal family

• To allow the public to better judge the royal institution

What do campaigners want to happen to royal letters, diaries, and documents?

• To be kept secret indefinitely

• To be published in a book

• To be treated like other political papers and handed over to the National Archives

• To be destroyed after 30 years

How are the royal archives currently exempt from public access?

• They are only accessible to foreign researchers

• They are only available to the royal family

• They are protected by the Freedom of Information Act

• They are exempt from Freedom of Information requests

How does the accessibility of MI5 archives compare to that of the royal archives?

• MI5 archives are less accessible

• MI5 archives are more accessible

• Both are equally accessible

• Neither is accessible to the public

What is a potential consequence mentioned if royal documents were subjected to public access rules?

• They would be more frequently updated

• They might not be placed in the archives and could disappear

• They would be digitized for easier access

• They would be translated into multiple languages