Our new King, Charles

[Brideandpredjudice]

How awful it must be for him to lose his mother and then immediately take on this role. He's had his whole life to prepare, but can a person ever really prepare for something like that?

I am afraid I do not share the sentiments - he did not overcome lots of hurdles to be with the woman he loved, he was with her during his marriage and callously allowed his young wife to be sacrificed to his own desires. I have no time for the man to be frank.

I am sorry his Mum has died, but that does not make me blind to his faults.

I presume William will become Prince of Wales now?

Remember he is also the head of the church now 🙄

Yes, but you just replace the word queen for king. It's going to take some adjustment I think 😳

I wonder how many people will go

"God save our gracious Qu..King"

It's not automatic. He has to be given the title by the King.

I doubt Boris wrote whatever his was alone.
And he's quite fake nice in general.

“Send her ….him victorious, happy and glorious……”

Yes, in due course. I believe the expectation is it'll be one of the first duties of the new monarch after the coronation.

I think King Charles III will be awful. He can't even speak properly for a start.

"Quing"

I actually thought this news wouldn't go ok all evening.

William has become Duke of Cornwall and Prince George will be Duke of Cambridge ( though probably not officially)

I heard some of it read out on the news, it sounded written by a drunk

I am old enough to remember my teacher, seated at the piano, nearly singing "God Save the King " by mistake, and catching herself with an exasperated "Oh dear, I shall never get it right" .........
Another era, when a state primary (not a church school) had us infants singing the National Anthem and reciting the Lord's Prayer as a matter of course.
So yes, the lyrics will change.

I thought there was be more discussion regarding what happened. Its all very repetitive.

Would*

Mad I know, but I feel really sad that some things will never be the same again. I’m in my fifties, stamps and notes have always had the queen on them. Can you even imagine a stamp with Charles’ head on?

She can never be replaced.

Not seeing a problem. In terms of tradition, it’s not like he’s done anything that deviates from it. Hell, the Church of England is a result of a King wanting to fuck off his first wife, so if anything Charles has been comparatively understated.

I agree

Tasteless.

Lol. A church that exists because of adultery. At least he’s still on his second wife and has refrained from chopping her head off.

I'm the same

I imagine notes and coins with the Queen on them will remain in circulation for a while. I was born in the early 60s but I remember coins with George VI’s head on them.

• I am afraid I do not share the sentiments - he did not overcome lots of hurdles to be with the woman he loved, he was with her during his marriage and callously allowed his young wife to be sacrificed to his own desires. I have no time for the man to be frank.

I am sorry his Mum has died, but that does not make me blind to his faults.*

I'd say a lot of the fault probably lies with his mum. His family certainly.

Yet, at an extremely sad time, you two decide to open a thread about him and make derogatory comments. Quite ironic given you're trying to be moralistic about his first marriage.