As for cost somebody has done fag packet calculations and surmised the royal family gets to keep £500m and the taxpayer gets £11.5 bn.
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He has even imagined Charle's resignation speech after losing a referendum.
Imagining a future king’s final speech
The king speaks from the balcony of Buckingham Palace, facing inside, with London behind him. He’s dressed in a dark grey suit. He looks a little tired and morose, pale from the shock of the referendum result tonight, but as his upbringing and royal genes might have predicted, he’s unfailingly regal to the end.
He begins with the same gentle abruptness he always uses at the start of a speech. “Though it pains me personally, I’d like to extend my sincere congratulations to the ‘Yes’ campaigners for their success in today’s election,” he says.
“I would be remiss in not honestly expressing, in this moment, what I’m feeling most of all: sadness. I also feel remorseful whenever I think today’s result stems from some misdeed or character flaw of mine.
“I must believe, as we now know the majority believes, that this result will be an important step forward – for Britain, for democracy, and for civilization. I’m as confident as ever that Britain’s future is bright. I hope you’ll join me in praying for guidance as our great nation begins its new journey.”
With that, there no longer is a United Kingdom, but a new country called the “Union of Great Britain and Northern Ireland” – though everyone will still reflexively say “the UK” for decades to come.
The video feed now cuts to the speech by the acting president, a former MP representing Sedgefield who campaigned on affordable housing, the man who made that one embarrassing speech on the floor of the House of Commons that everyone remembers. He is the replacement for the King of England?
All at once, Britain feels a twinge of regret – not enough to call for the night’s result to be reversed, but enough to feel queasy.
Britain collectively switches off the president’s speech. It won’t be the last time.