King Charles III era now begins!

[Sway]

valiant said:

Just be quiet and take the money.

And that's where he'll fall over...

Charles is too much of an activist, unlike his mum. Those who pay attention already know about the "spider letters" to ministers. If he carries that on as sovereign, it'll leak constantly and the public perception could change very quickly.

[cuprabob]

jimPH said:

How do you define being a good king?

Burger King

[DBSV8]

Iwantafusca said:

RizzoTheRat said:

I wouldn't be at all surprised if Canada/Australia/NZ/etc drop the monarchy when the queen steps down, which might be one reason for her wanting to keep on as long as possible.

Aren’t some countries looking into changing their flags too ?(with the Union Jack on them )

yep


new Alex Salmon fish flag

[RizzoTheRat]

jimPH said:

How do you define being a good king?

See what he does on the feast of Stephen.

[ChocolateFrog]

anonymous said:

[redacted]

I think he'll do a decent job, doesn't exactly have to do much.

He's been way ahead of the prevailing winds on a number of topics over the years, it's the Diana fetishists that hate him so much.

[Halmyre]

This thing with staunch Royalists, who think the monarchy is a great system, suddenly getting picky about Charles becoming king, and suggesting the succession skips on a bit - sorry, that's not the way it works. You have to take the rough with the smooth. You could almost say that it's tantamount to treason.

[Sway]

Halmyre said:

This thing with staunch Royalists, who think the monarchy is a great system, suddenly getting picky about Charles becoming king, and suggesting the succession skips on a bit - sorry, that's not the way it works. You have to take the rough with the smooth. You could almost say that it's tantamount to treason.

Want to point out these "staunch royalists" doing the things you state?

Or is it just an invented premise so that you have a point to make that suits you?

[austinsmirk]

CeramicMX5ND2 said:

I see Andrew was let out yesterday..... Haven't seen him for a while - Can't think why!

pubs and restaurants were opening up- he's probably getting a pizza express in

[CeramicMX5ND2]

austinsmirk said:

CeramicMX5ND2 said:

I see Andrew was let out yesterday..... Haven't seen him for a while - Can't think why!

pubs and restaurants were opening up- he's probably getting a pizza express in

[vaud]

ChocolateFrog said:

I think he'll do a decent job, doesn't exactly have to do much.

He's been way ahead of the prevailing winds on a number of topics over the years, it's the Diana fetishists that hate him so much.

I think he will be "ok" but more interventionist on key topics than the Queen.

Philip struck a nice balance of championing causes (e.g. technology) rather than preaching on them.

[AnotherClarkey]

ChocolateFrog said:

I think he'll do a decent job, doesn't exactly have to do much.

Quite. It is an institution that has elevated doing absolutely nothing in pretty much every situation to an art form and wrapped it in terms like 'dignified'.

Edited by AnotherClarkey on Tuesday 13th April 13:36

[Halmyre]

Sway said:

Halmyre said:

This thing with staunch Royalists, who think the monarchy is a great system, suddenly getting picky about Charles becoming king, and suggesting the succession skips on a bit - sorry, that's not the way it works. You have to take the rough with the smooth. You could almost say that it's tantamount to treason.

Want to point out these "staunch royalists" doing the things you state?

Or is it just an invented premise so that you have a point to make that suits you?

The OP suggested just that in his post. I have no way of knowing if he is a "staunch Royalist", an expression I made up on the spot. However, I'm not necessarily pointing at anyone in here in particular, I've seen those opinions in other forums and social media platforms as well.

[CeramicMX5ND2]

Halmyre said:

The OP suggested just that in his post. I have no way of knowing if he is a "staunch Royalist", an expression I made up on the spot.

Certainly not a "staunch Royalist".. I respect the Queen and the immense service she has given this nation over many decades. She has been the soul of discretion and her views and opinions remain largely unknown, especially in the spheres of politics, climate and social issues..
Prince Charles doesn't have these qualities, so my opinion is, that once the Queen's reign is over, "The Firm" can close....!

[rjfp1962]

I don't look forward to Prince Charles becoming the monarch, but it's certainly getting closer to becoming reality........

[Evercross]

rjfp1962 said:

I don't look forward to Prince Charles becoming the monarch, but it's certainly getting closer to becoming reality........

...and it has been since the day he was born.

[GranpaB]

Evercross said:

rjfp1962 said:

I don't look forward to Prince Charles becoming the monarch, but it's certainly getting closer to becoming reality........

...and it has been since the day he was born.

[Sebring440]

rjfp1962 said:

I don't look forward to Prince Charles becoming the monarch, but it's certainly getting closer to becoming reality........

Bandwagon.

[LeadFarmer]

I think the country would rather it pass to William, but I don't think the Royal family itself will want it to skip a generation as they seem to be quite strict about protocol etc.

[colin79666]

Charles is the new King
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-59135132

Goodbye your majesty and thank you for your service.

I’m not sure the public will warm to King Charles quite as they did for Queen Elizabeth but time will tell.

[TUS373]

He may not be King Charles. He might be King George. Time will tell.