King Charles III's time is up

[1927]

Sorry Princess Katherine

My point was how the hell do you think she would ascend to the throne?

 

[belboid]

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

Being in the country ain’t being resident.

I mean, I’m sure they’d fiddle it so TPFKAP wouldn’t get to boss, but it would be an embarrassing fiddle.

 

[a_chap]

Pleased to hear about your Mary's experience, but your specific does not reflect the general, deteriorating trends:

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I just checked the dates for mine: urgent referral on August 22nd, first treatment on November 28th.

98 days

 

[Pickman's model]

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

Is Edward viii so swiftly forgotten?

 

[Pickman's model]

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

Monarchs still reign even if not crowned.

 

[PR1Berske]

Monarchs still reign even if not crowned.

It's a bit hazy with Jane. She is often not counted, hence not having the Lady dropped from her name when mentioned.

 

[Pickman's model]

It's a bit hazy with Jane. She is often not counted, hence not having the Lady dropped from her name when mentioned.

Perhaps the only person to sit the throne, however briefly, named in a rolling stones song

 

[lazythursday]

Is Edward viii so swiftly forgotten?

By the dodgy royalist website I sourced my data from, clearly.

 

[scifisam]

Being in the country ain’t being resident.

I mean, I’m sure they’d fiddle it so TPFKAP wouldn’t get to boss, but it would be an embarrassing fiddle.

I don't think it'd be that hard. Either Harry would move back to the UK - changing residency isn't difficult - or they'd move on to Edward. Regency is something that can be refused without it being a big deal and I think they're jus smart enough to know it'd be the end of the monarchy.

The monarchy ending would be quite nice in a lot of ways, of course, but I'm not sure that'd be the best method. Just let them gradually have fewer powers and rights - paying more taxes would be a start, especially because it would probably lead to other supposed charities paying tax - and become more like Scandi royals. There are way more important things to change than who does the ceremonial stuff.

 

[Monte]

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."

The regent would also have to be a working royal.
This rules out both Harry and Randy.

 

[tim]

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

He's beaten great uncle David, too.

 

[ElizabethofYork]

It's a bit hazy with Jane. She is often not counted, hence not having the Lady dropped from her name when mentioned.

Very unfair. She was proclaimed queen, but never crowned. Edward V and Edward Vlll are remembered as monarchs, so Jane should be remembered as Queen Jane. Tudor sexism!

 

[Monte]

He's beaten great uncle David, too.

Also never crowned.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

I mean, I’m sure they’d fiddle it so TPFKAP wouldn’t get to boss, but it would be an embarrassing fiddle.

In the unlikely event that William met with some sort of accident, I think they would get a lookalike in rather than let Andrew have the job even as a temp...

 

[Sue]

Very unfair. She was proclaimed queen, but never crowned. Edward V and Edward Vlll are remembered as monarchs, so Jane should be remembered as Queen Jane. Tudor sexism!

And you'd know, ElizabethofYork...

 

[elbows]

In the unlikely event that William met with some sort of accident, I think they would get a lookalike in rather than let Andrew have the job even as a temp...

Reports of his death were caused by a misunderstanding around the phrase "he looked as if he might peg out any moment"

 

[xenon]

Urban loves a royal story.

 

[Petcha]

Another couple of bank holidays though. But yeh it'll take a year or two for the poor sausage to eventually succumb.

 

[xenon]

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

Who of us have Sue. Surely we all have a laminated copy to pull out and consult at such poignant occasions. assuming you haven’t also papered one of the spare rooms with hand annotated sheets.

 

[Petcha]

Apparently he's going to be 'working from home' for a bit

 

[xenon]

Apparently he's going to be 'working from home' for a bit

Don’t tell Alan Sugar…

 

[Favelado]

Desperate for him to live so that a republic happens

 

[Petcha]

He's going to down in history as the Liz Truss of the monarchy

 

[belboid]

The regent would also have to be a working royal.
This rules out both Harry and Randy.

naah, thats the councillors of state, the temporary setup for if a monarch is incapacitated, but still alive. It was on Newsnight earlier, the Duke of Gloucester is one of them,

 

[Zapp Brannigan]

Please, please, please let the convoluted series of royal deaths happen so that technically Andrew is next in line for King, or Regent, or some other bullshit made up title for God's emptiest of vessels on earth.

And also have a film crew on standby for when someone delivers the coup de grace:

"Mate, you're an actual nonce. Of course you don't get to be fucking King."

 

[1927]

Being in the country ain’t being resident.

I mean, I’m sure they’d fiddle it so TPFKAP wouldn’t get to boss, but it would be an embarrassing fiddle.

He'd obviously move back if there was any chance he was going to be king.

 

[belboid]

He'd obviously move back if there was any chance he was going to be king, why you dint think that would happen I don't know.

I'm sure he would. But, meanwhile....

If Charles & William died tonight, he wouldn't be resident. So the acts of succession mean that Andrew would be bossman.

If one of them hung on a while, it would be kind of awkward, reclaiming residency so that he can benefit from his brother/dad copping it.

 

[scifisam]

I'm sure he would. But, meanwhile....

If Charles & William died tonight, he wouldn't be resident. So the acts of succession mean that Andrew would be bossman.

If one of them hung on a while, it would be kind of awkward, reclaiming residency so that he can benefit from his brother/dad copping it.

Act of Regency. It doesn't make you King and probably wouldn't be beneficial at all.

 

[moochedit]

If something were to happen to William, would the sweatless nonce become king until William’s first born was of age? Imagine that…

Harry is higher up the pecking order than sweaty nonce so i guess he'd get the gig it that situation. Would piss off the megan haters

 

[Petcha]

Harry is higher up the pecking order than sweaty nonce so i guess he'd get the gig it that situation. Would piss off the megan haters

No, apparently it has to a 'working' royal. Both Harry and Andrew don't fit that bill, no longer on the payroll. At the moment there's only Wills, until one of his own parasites comes of age. I guess Harry could apply for his old 'job' back though.