King Charles and Queen Camilla

[LoveInTokyo]

AIBU to wonder why so many people seem to think this will not happen?

I can understand why a lot of people abroad seem to think it’s likely that Prince Charles will just hand over the crown straight to William because he’s younger and more popular. Most countries don’t have royal families, and in some European monarchies routine abdication is something that actually happens.

But I was reading some of the completely mental royal wedding threads on here and was surprised by the number of similar comments. I particularly enjoyed one Daily Express reader’s person’s comment about how the public would never accept Camilla as queen.

I don’t think most people give a shiny shit whether Camilla is Queen or not, but those that do have an issue with it will have to get used to the idea. Prince Charles didn’t have to give up his place in the line of succession when he married her, therefore unless the Queen outlives Charles, he will be king and Camilla will be queen!

Yes, I'd be struggling to find two people in the public eye with less charisma frankly than those two!

So what? They’re two people in a role neither of them applied for, they’re not performing monkeys.

Yes but we're responding to Willy who said they have more charisma than Charles and Camilla, so we're pointing out that we can't see it! To be fair, i think the only ones of them with charisma are Philip and Harry. And that is probably because they dont have the 'burden' as they see it of the Throne on their shoulders.

Probably means they are nicer to look at than Camilla and Charles, which is true, but not the same thing as being charismatic.

The children are a hit with the public though.

I might be biased. They're the same age as me, and growing up, William was supposed to be a hottie. I prefer Harry and Meghan but wouldn't change channels if I caught William and Kate on TV. I like listening to him speak, and she always looks fashionable in pics. Charles and Camilla I have absolutely no interest in.

As one of the generation we keep hearing 'can't forgive' Camilla for what she did to Saint Diana, I find it hilarious that we're all meant to be so pious and narrow minded! For the record, I'm a granny of 66. I remember the whole story, or as much as was public knowledge at the time. We didn't all idolise 'Shy Di' - not all of us were taken in by the helpless and innocent act. She grew up on the Sandringham estate where eveyone knew the score between Charles and Camilla. She married as a career move, with Princess of Wales being the job she wanted. If anyone else had married her big sister's ex, she'd have been slated for it but for some reason it was never questioned when Diana did it.

I admire Camilla. She could easily have betrayed Charles and written a kiss-and-tell story of their relationship and made a fortune out of it. But she didn't That tells me a lot about her integrity and basic decency. (And before anyone tells me that decent women don't have affairs - look at your own family and friends. All perfect? Didn't think
so!)

If it was a career move for Diana, then why did she object to the affair? If she didn't genuinely love Charles she could have carried on with her affairs and enjoying the spoils of her success. And become queen. Her whole behaviour scuppered that. So no I don't believe she was a social climber at all.
And I will judge charles and camilla - i don't believe their affair ended on his engagement. Maybe the sexual side but not the emotional - no new bride would tolerate it.

And camilla had no reason to sell her story - she was married with kids. She loved her mistress role - all the fun without the responsibility.