King Charles III's time is up

[Monte]

But, no. You're forgetting the Regency Act of 1937. It would be Andrew.

In the event that the sovereign is under 18, or is incapacitated, the first person in the line of succession who is over the age of 21 (or 18 in the case of the heir apparent) and is domiciled in the United Kingdom becomes regent, and exercises the powers of the sovereign.

Wouldn't Anne be up before Randy in that case?

 

[Cloo]

We can rest assured he'll receive the very best care our money can buy, gawd bless him.

Yeah, I expect that like most wealthy men in their 70s with cancer he'll get good treatment, soldier on into his 80s or 90s and it'll get him eventually. It'd better not be advanced though or the Royal Mint and Royal Mail will have wasted a lot of time and effort.

 

[Silas Loom]

If he then died would she be queen?

No, the next qualifying person in the line of succession would be regent.

 

[Raheem]

They said on BBC news it had been caught early.

The doctor's might have said that in the sense that they were disappointed to have found it before it killed him.

 

[WouldBe]

Wouldn't Anne be up before Randy in that case?

Don't think so. The change to succession wasn't retrospective so Anne is still bottom of the list in that generation so it would go to Andy.

 

[Raheem]

No, the next qualifying person in the line of succession would be regent.

I think if he died, the next person in line would be king.

 

[scifisam]

Wouldn't Anne be up before Randy in that case?

No - I'd forgotten about the residency thing, though it's not like Harry couldn't move back to prevent Andy being regent - but the change to the rules making women equal with men doesn't apply retrospectively, so Anne comes after Andy and his kids and Edward and his kids (and obviously Willy's other kids and Harry and his kids).

 

[Cloo]

Oh God the newspaper headlines are going to nauseating tomorrow.

They will literally be up the King's arse.

 

[tim]

You wait 70 years for a new monarch and then two come along within eighteen months. I blame Khan and the radiation from his ULEZ cameras for this.

 

[Raheem]

Oh God the newspaper headlines are going to nauseating tomorrow.

They will literally be up the King's arse.

Is it confirmed as colon cancer, then?

 

[Sue]

But, no. You're forgetting the Regency Act of 1937. It would be Andrew.

In the event that the sovereign is under 18, or is incapacitated, the first person in the line of succession who is over the age of 21 (or 18 in the case of the heir apparent) and is domiciled in the United Kingdom becomes regent, and exercises the powers of the sovereign.

TBF, I suspect scifisam really isn't forgetting the Regency Act of 1937.

 

[gosub]

Place Liz Truss under house arrest

 

[Raheem]

But, no. You're forgetting the Regency Act of 1937. It would be Andrew.

In the event that the sovereign is under 18, or is incapacitated, the first person in the line of succession who is over the age of 21 (or 18 in the case of the heir apparent) and is domiciled in the United Kingdom becomes regent, and exercises the powers of the sovereign.

Andrew isn't the first person in the line of succession. That would be William.

 

[PR1Berske]

By the by, this tweet is still up, the Independent is showing a live stream of Buckingham Palace for some reason

 

[Kevbad the Bad]

By the by, this tweet is still up, the Independent is showing a live stream of Buckingham Palace for some reason


View attachment 411042

Buck Palace definitely looking sombre tonight, all dark and stuff. Even nature is in premature mourning.

 

[Bingoman]

By the by, this tweet is still up, the Independent is showing a live stream of Buckingham Palace for some reason


View attachment 411042

Why

 

[Raheem]

Why

To get the exclusive when a flag is raised at half-mast.

 

[not a trot]

The sausages we had for dinner tonight brought a real lump to my throat.

 

[Yossarian]

Oh God the newspaper headlines are going to nauseating tomorrow.

They will literally be up the King's arse.

Current tabloid headlines seem to be along the lines of "Harry Rushes Back to Britain After Charles Cancer Diagnosis," maybe by tomorrow they'll be "Meghan Markle Breaks Her Silence on Charles Cancer Diagnosis"

 

[lazythursday]

He's beaten Lady Jane Grey and Edward V already, but needs about another nine months to beat Richard III in the shortest reign stakes. Perhaps a burial under a Leicester car park would be appropriate pageantry?

 

[scifisam]

Andrew isn't the first person in the line of succession. That would be William.

Yes - the discussion was about if William also died. Be a bit hard for him to be a regent for his young son then. Less Queen Mum than King Zom.

 

[Bingoman]

To get the exclusive when a flag is raised at half-mast.

ok but other media outlets have camera there too

 

[ElizabethofYork]

He's beaten Lady Jane Grey and Edward V already, but needs about another nine months to beat Richard III in the shortest reign stakes. Perhaps a burial under a Leicester car park would be appropriate pageantry?

Jane and Edward were never crowned, so Chas is still in with a chance of winning The Shortest Reign competition.

 

[1927]

It got us two extra days off work.

Just fucking great if ya self employed. Not.

 

[Sweet FA]

By the by, this tweet is still up, the Independent is showing a live stream of Buckingham Palace for some reason


View attachment 411042

Sadness in its windows.

 

[1927]

I think It would be Kate or Edward?

Kate?

 

[1927]

But, no. You're forgetting the Regency Act of 1937. It would be Andrew.

In the event that the sovereign is under 18, or is incapacitated, the first person in the line of succession who is over the age of 21 (or 18 in the case of the heir apparent) and is domiciled in the United Kingdom becomes regent, and exercises the powers of the sovereign.

And you dont think that Harry would be on next plane home if he was likely to become king. It will not be Andrew.

 

[PR1Berske]

From Wikipedia:


"As of 2024, the first person under the age of 18 in the line of succession to the throne is William's eldest child (and elder son) Prince George of Wales, who is second in line to the throne after his father. If the prince were to succeed to the throne before his 18th birthday on 22 July 2031, his uncle, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (the King's younger son), would serve as regent (if domiciled in the United Kingdom, as required by the 1937 Act), as George's younger siblings Charlotte and Louis (currently third and fourth in line, respectively) would also be minors. In the event that Prince Harry would be unable to serve as regent (a possibility since his 2019 decision to take up residence in the United States), the next in line would be the King's brother (Prince George's grand-uncle) Prince Andrew, Duke of York, followed by the Duke of York's elder daughter Princess Beatrice."

 

[Bingoman]

Kate?

Sorry Princess Katherine

 

[1927]

From Wikipedia:


"As of 2024, the first person under the age of 18 in the line of succession to the throne is William's eldest child (and elder son) Prince George of Wales, who is second in line to the throne after his father. If the prince were to succeed to the throne before his 18th birthday on 22 July 2031, his uncle, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (the King's younger son), would serve as regent (if domiciled in the United Kingdom, as required by the 1937 Act), as George's younger siblings Charlotte and Louis (currently third and fourth in line, respectively) would also be minors. In the event that Prince Harry would be unable to serve as regent (a possibility since his 2019 decision to take up residence in the United States), the next in line would be the King's brother (Prince George's grand-uncle) Prince Andrew, Duke of York, followed by the Duke of York's elder daughter Princess Beatrice."

I'd almost like to see that happen, but if it did there would be a fuckstorm the likes of which we've never seen.