
Did you know that the British monarchy is a constitutional monarchy? |
Yay for her for marrying into it and destroying it from within. |
Are you suggesting that is a good thing? |
Except, as I have commented on many times before, she didn't. Because the UK is a constitutional monarchy. The Queen is the head of state. She, and the royal family in general, are completely enmeshed in our entire political system. The BRF are not partisan, it's true, but that doesn't mean they're not political. Even if people hate them as people (which, in general, people in the UK really don't care as much as people in the US), the thought of completely dismantling the entire political system is not even in the cards. It's ridiculously politically and economically irresponsible. It's not going to happen in our lifetimes so Harry can shout from the rooftops about how much he hates his family but the second QEII dies, Charles will be the next King. |
Well I am obviously very dumb and very low for feeling sorry for this family then. How many years ago did the monarch stop enslaving and torturing? Just so I know which person to stop at in the family in terms of my empathy? Should I stop at William, Charles or the Queen? Or maybe they're ok and it was Victoria where it ended? You obviously are so much better informed and so much more of a humanist than I, maybe you can let me know and I can be suitably humbled. |
I hope he gets to be King for a while. It must be so odd waiting decades for a job you've been training for all your life. |
DP. What do you find so odd? He has been working for decades and clearly is in a leadership position, even if he is not the monarch. The vast majority of people spend their whole lives working without ever having a shot at a position like Charles’. He will be King and William too. The Brits may not always like the Royal Family, but they favor the institution of Monarchy. Maybe it reminds them of their glorious Imperial past or is the embodiment of the British spirit, no clue. |
2 days out til Meg's 40th! |
Kate is too classy to air any dirty laundry or to pour fuel on the gossip fire by commenting. |
Meghans Super fans are so weird. Is her birthday on your calendar or something? |
NP Oh come on - it’s odd. He’s been the ‘future’ King for 70 years now. He’s watched his godchildren and heirs 20-40 years younger than him become monarch. Since Charles’ was twenty there have been two new monarchs each for Norway, Spain, Japan, Sweden and Netherlands FFS. Always the bridesmaid, never the bride. ![]() |
What happened to Murky? |
Karma. She's reportedly been in-and-out of the hospital for an illness. |
If by too classy you mean too incompetent. She tried to ice what’s her face out and it turned into an adultery scandal. She tried to do a Markle hit piece and it turned into the Kate the Great Tatler debacle. |