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MarkUK
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Date Posted:2023-04-28 02:41:41Copy HTML With the coronation coming up it's only right that we should have a page devoted to HM King Charles III. Although the coronation is billed as a slimmed down affair I trust it will be a grand enough spectacle. It's what most of us want, ignore the mean-spirited anti-Monarchists and those whining about cost. As someone in The Daily Telegraph said last week, we want snaggle-toothed Lords in full ermine! Judging by the list of ancient traditions being observed we'll see individuals carrying St Edward's Staff, the sceptre with dove (eh?), the Sword of Offering, the Sword of Spiritual Justice, the Sword of Temporal Justice, the Sword of Mercy and the spurs (eh? again) among other arcane things. Lovely stuff, bring it on! With King Charles' desire for inclusivity and diversity (yawn) we'll see a disproportionately large number of ethnics involved in the ceremony, but that's the world we live in now. You're playing chess with Fate and Fate's winning.
Arnold Bennett
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majorshrapnel
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Re:King Charles III Date Posted:2026-06-09 05:30:01Copy HTML Canadians are stuck with Charles as their sovereign with 60% of Canucks not wanting him as king. John Fraser in the Globe & Mail wrote, Charles is not a bad person for the job. He's shown himself to have a strong conscience & is clearly personally moved by the crimes of his forebears, especially in the slave trade. We can expect him to be the monarch who leads Britain on its long overdue journey of reconciliation. He could also add that they bare some responsibility for nobends like him |
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shula
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Re:King Charles III Date Posted:2026-09-07 10:09:10Copy HTML King Charles has clarified the Markle-Sussexes are definitely not working Royals. I doubt this means the media won't be following them anyway, but at least their positions are clear now. "It is forbidden to spit on cats in plague-time."
-Albert Camus-
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MarkUK
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Re:King Charles III Date Posted:2026-09-08 07:42:50Copy HTML It's four years today since HM Queen Elizabeth II died. Unambiguous clarity on the Sussexes position is what we want and the King has given us that. You're playing chess with Fate and Fate's winning.
Arnold Bennett
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majorshrapnel
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Re:King Charles III Date Posted:2026-09-08 09:39:04Copy HTML I am thinking more and more that William is the monarchy’s last hope. I see within the next few years certainly Canada and Australia dropping the monarchy, followed by possibly many more, it depends on how much aid they are receiving from us.They have been a somewhat dysfunctional family for sometime, far removed from the impeccable and irreplaceable Queen Elizabeth II |
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tommytalldog
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Re:King Charles III Date Posted:2026-09-08 10:37:45Copy HTML As an interested observer I think the king is a weak load that Elizabeth hid for as long as she could. Your monarchy died with Queen Elizabeth II. They are a source of interest for most colonials, like going to the zoo. I did enjoy the T.V. series Victoria. |
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MarkUK
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Re:King Charles III Date Posted:2026-09-08 12:21:21Copy HTML Victoria was very good. The actress playing her was a little too good-looking, but the portrayal of Prince Albert was just right, if a little too slim for him in his latter years. You're playing chess with Fate and Fate's winning.
Arnold Bennett
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shula
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Re:King Charles III Date Posted:2026-09-08 11:23:18Copy HTML I see William as a hope for the Monarchy, too. He will modernize and tighten the ship, so to speak. His biggest asset in my opinion is the Princess Royal. If she lives as long as her mother, she will safeguard the Firm. Meghan will try to upstage everything, but she will fail. I expect my news feeds to be full of Meghan's demands on her children's school. She has a need for drama and knows how to bring it on. King Charles will never reach the level of devotion and reverence Queen Elizabeth received, but he is a good bridge for transitioning the Monarchy from the traditional to the modern. I hope he lives a long life which will give William time to shape his reign. "It is forbidden to spit on cats in plague-time."
-Albert Camus-
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MarkUK
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Re:King Charles III Date Posted:2026-09-09 07:28:50Copy HTML Two other unsung heroes of the Monarchy are the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh. They rarely get the headline jobs but are constantly representing the "Firm" unheralded. You're playing chess with Fate and Fate's winning.
Arnold Bennett
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tommytalldog
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Re:King Charles III Date Posted:2026-09-09 10:56:19Copy HTML I had a dog named "Sophie" once. She was unheralded too. |
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shula
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Re:King Charles III Date Posted:2026-09-09 10:00:49Copy HTML The addition of Sophie and Kate is of immense benefit to the Royal family. From the few snippets of Royal gossip I've gotten, both ladies got advice from Prince Philip on royal life and they heeded. I'm sure they got proper instruction on their positions, but getting advice from Prince Philip is what I call "getting to talk to the professor after class". In other words, those bits of wisdom that aren't in the guidebook.
"It is forbidden to spit on cats in plague-time."
-Albert Camus-
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