Long live King Charles?
ETA: Yes he will keep the name Charles and be Charles III
ETA: Yes he will keep the name Charles and be Charles III
70 years on the job! RIP QEIIQuote:
If I were to set up a country from scratch, it would not have a monarch. But Britain, my country of birth, has already been set up. Which makes the material question not whether Britain ought to have a monarchy, but whether the monarchy and, indeed, the monarch that Britain has can be considered worthwhile. For more than 70 years, Queen Elizabeth II made it easy to answer that question with a resounding "Yes." She was a model of duty, honesty, and hard work, and for those admirable qualities she will immediately be missed.
Has any leader ever seen as much change as she did? Thinking of how the world has revolutionized the computer era of course, driving a sea change in how jobs are done, etc.TraCha4 said:
Sad news. Prays to the family
What an amazing life she had the privilege to experience and live.
Good news. Hang in there!Glasswolf said:
One more left. So far so good
Great to hear!! Hopefully you'll have some good baseball to watch in the next few weeks! Praying for you!!Glasswolf said:
One more left. So far so good
Don't forget the fact that almost 25% of the countries on Earth gained independence from England during her reign which is absolutely bonkersPackchem91 said:Has any leader ever seen as much change as she did? Thinking of how the world has revolutionized the computer era of course, driving a sea change in how jobs are done, etc.TraCha4 said:
Sad news. Prays to the family
What an amazing life she had the privilege to experience and live.
When she came in, her speeches / communications were basically only on radio, she could travel pretty much anywhere w/o regard for safety, and Britian was much more of an influencer.
right -- i didn't know that #, but I knew their era of colonialism had finally dried up during her reign. Crazy to think of India and HK being under her control at one point.Cornpack said:Don't forget the fact that almost 25% of the countries on Earth gained independence from England during her reign which is absolutely bonkersPackchem91 said:Has any leader ever seen as much change as she did? Thinking of how the world has revolutionized the computer era of course, driving a sea change in how jobs are done, etc.TraCha4 said:
Sad news. Prays to the family
What an amazing life she had the privilege to experience and live.
When she came in, her speeches / communications were basically only on radio, she could travel pretty much anywhere w/o regard for safety, and Britian was much more of an influencer.
I hope he's not as much of a ***** as the show portrays him to be.Glasswolf said:
May she Rest In Peace. What a remarkable life. Guess Prince Charles finally gets to be king now
India's independence came before her reign started (1947)... Hong Kong was a 99 year lease from China that ended in 1997.Packchem91 said:right -- i didn't know that #, but I knew their era of colonialism had finally dried up during her reign. Crazy to think of India and HK being under her control at one point.Cornpack said:Don't forget the fact that almost 25% of the countries on Earth gained independence from England during her reign which is absolutely bonkersPackchem91 said:Has any leader ever seen as much change as she did? Thinking of how the world has revolutionized the computer era of course, driving a sea change in how jobs are done, etc.TraCha4 said:
Sad news. Prays to the family
What an amazing life she had the privilege to experience and live.
When she came in, her speeches / communications were basically only on radio, she could travel pretty much anywhere w/o regard for safety, and Britian was much more of an influencer.
I wish I was coming.... too much work to do to catch up from the week long vacation. Cheer them on.... and hopefully we see about 3 QB's Saturday night....... and a running game....Glasswolf said:
Thank you buddy. I'll be at the game Saturday lord willing
I bet folks from Hong Kong would much prefer to be back under British rule than their current government.TheStorm said:India's independence came before her reign started (1947)... Hong Kong was a 99 year lease from China that ended in 1997.Packchem91 said:right -- i didn't know that #, but I knew their era of colonialism had finally dried up during her reign. Crazy to think of India and HK being under her control at one point.Cornpack said:
Don't forget the fact that almost 25% of the countries on Earth gained independence from England during her reign which is absolutely bonkers
Well dayum, thanks for the correction, I thought she was involved with India's independence.TheStorm said:India's independence came before her reign started (1947)... Hong Kong was a 99 year lease from China that ended in 1997.Packchem91 said:right -- i didn't know that #, but I knew their era of colonialism had finally dried up during her reign. Crazy to think of India and HK being under her control at one point.Cornpack said:Don't forget the fact that almost 25% of the countries on Earth gained independence from England during her reign which is absolutely bonkersPackchem91 said:Has any leader ever seen as much change as she did? Thinking of how the world has revolutionized the computer era of course, driving a sea change in how jobs are done, etc.TraCha4 said:
Sad news. Prays to the family
What an amazing life she had the privilege to experience and live.
When she came in, her speeches / communications were basically only on radio, she could travel pretty much anywhere w/o regard for safety, and Britian was much more of an influencer.
Well, perhaps he'll reflect on where Charles, first of that name, ended up, and shape hisself up.Packchem91 said:I hope he's not as much of a ***** as the show portrays him to be.Glasswolf said:
May she Rest In Peace. What a remarkable life. Guess Prince Charles finally gets to be king now
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The former Prince Charles became the king of the United Kingdom and its 14 realms on Thursday after his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, died at the age of 96.
Charles, the queen's eldest son and the longest-serving heir in British history, became king immediately after his mother passed, as prescribed by the British laws of succession. He also inherited other assets including land and property.
Charles Philip Arthur George will officially be known as King Charles III. He is set to address the U.K. for the first time as king on Friday, according to The BBC. He will then officially be proclaimed king during a ceremonial gathering on Saturday.
At 73, he will be the oldest British monarch ever crowned.
Great Britain's national anthem will change from God Save the Queen to God Save the King. The lyrics will be updated to swap out "queen" in favor of "king" and female pronouns will change to male pronouns.
Meanwhile, bank notes featuring the queen will remain legal tender at least until the period of official mourning ends, at which point the Bank of England is expected to provide additional information.
William is now first in line to the throne and is expected to inherit the title Duke of Cornwall, at which point he would inherit the Duchy of Cornwall, which is a 150,000 acre estate with a yearly income of $27 million.
Its becoming increasingly figure-headish already?Ellesdad said:
I wonder if there will be a monarchy in 50 years.
There will be.Ellesdad said:
I wonder if there will be a monarchy in 50 years.
Of course there will be.Cthepack said:There will be.Ellesdad said:
I wonder if there will be a monarchy in 50 years.
Maybe you'd like them better if they were the Coburg-Saxe-Gotha family.Werewolf said:
Not a fan of the Windsor family......
You are all over it!Oldsouljer said:Maybe you'd like them better if they were the Coburg-Saxe-Gotha family.Werewolf said:
Not a fan of the Windsor family......