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Do you think, when the time comes, that Charles will be king or will he pass it on to his son, William?
I don't mind Charlie but i just don't think he's in touch with the real world. Wills seems to have a level head on, a decent family man and is liked by most of the country.
Of course, we could just buckle-up, hold tight and give it to Harry. Now that would be a fun ride!!!!!
I don't mind Charlie but i just don't think he's in touch with the real world. Wills seems to have a level head on, a decent family man and is liked by most of the country.
Of course, we could just buckle-up, hold tight and give it to Harry. Now that would be a fun ride!!!!!
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My name (I think) suggests celt/normanic origins - but even if I am actually a card-carrying germanic person, my personal ancestry doesn't guarantee me a 'job for life' and obscene amounts of privilege and wealth.
The Queen has done a wonderful job (starting from a very difficult position) - but her tenure should be the full stop.
The Queen has done a wonderful job (starting from a very difficult position) - but her tenure should be the full stop.
Hoppy....yes......I have a feeling that there is more to her illness than they are saying.
She always goes by train to Sandringham, and yet this year, she went by helicopter, where she couldn't be seen as easily. Some people were saying that this may have had security implications, but I don't really think that holds water.
Betty has never, to my knowledge, failed to appear in public at Xmas at Sandringham. As someone has already pointed out on the other thread, a cold doesn't last 2 weeks, even for an old lady like her.
So, yes, I am still uneasy.
She always goes by train to Sandringham, and yet this year, she went by helicopter, where she couldn't be seen as easily. Some people were saying that this may have had security implications, but I don't really think that holds water.
Betty has never, to my knowledge, failed to appear in public at Xmas at Sandringham. As someone has already pointed out on the other thread, a cold doesn't last 2 weeks, even for an old lady like her.
So, yes, I am still uneasy.
"it does feel a bit outdated now...A family so privileged purely through birth..."
Yes but there are many many children born into privileged families. With the Royal 'privilege' comes Royal responsibilities, unlike celebrity privilege. Unlike ageing Celebrities and Oligarchs , The Queen is bound by her vows to our Country. Without these vows she could be passing her last days in retirement in Palm Springs.
She has given great service to this country and deserves to 'retire' ( not abdicate) but I don't think she can do this. Charles would make a good king, William is not ready yet and has a young family to consider. His relationships with his family and children would change if Kingship was forced onto him at such an early age.
Yes but there are many many children born into privileged families. With the Royal 'privilege' comes Royal responsibilities, unlike celebrity privilege. Unlike ageing Celebrities and Oligarchs , The Queen is bound by her vows to our Country. Without these vows she could be passing her last days in retirement in Palm Springs.
She has given great service to this country and deserves to 'retire' ( not abdicate) but I don't think she can do this. Charles would make a good king, William is not ready yet and has a young family to consider. His relationships with his family and children would change if Kingship was forced onto him at such an early age.
//We could (at long last) decide that we're a proper grown-up country and ditch the ludicrous anomaly of having a head-of-state whose sole qualification is that they are descended from a bunch of 19th Century German Aristocrats. //
to date there are 28 individuals who fulfill the role of head of state as monarchs. not sure what your definition of "anomaly" is but I'd have thought it would be less than that; being one of 28 isn't all that unusual.
to date there are 28 individuals who fulfill the role of head of state as monarchs. not sure what your definition of "anomaly" is but I'd have thought it would be less than that; being one of 28 isn't all that unusual.
Sherry....." William is not ready yet and has a young family to consider. His relationships with his family and children would change if Kingship was forced onto him at such an early age"
Exactly the same conditions applied to the present Queen, when her Dad died in 1952. She already had Charles and Ann.
Exactly the same conditions applied to the present Queen, when her Dad died in 1952. She already had Charles and Ann.
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