'Queen' Camilla

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I wouldn't have called myself a republican before now but I think the 'Queen' Camilla thing has tipped me over the edge.

Pretty audacious considering their history and I think a lot of the public won't agree. I certainly won't be celebrating or even watching coronation.

You don't think the king of England has power? Just because he doesn't write laws, doesn't mean he has no power.

He goes around the world representing the UK, in a position of power.

Didn't he just go to Germany, representing the UK, where he met with multiple influential people and politicians.

With royal titles some things just happen automatically. The wife of HM The King is HM The Queen. That’s the official title.

She is a Queen consort. Just as QEQM, Queen Mary and Queen Alexandra. She is known through her husbands reign as both HM The Queen and HM Queen Firstname.

When they are widowed they become HM Queen Firstname as their official title.

If their child becomes monarch they also become the Queen Mother. Mary and Alexandra were both QM, but didn’t use it as there was no need. Elizabeth used it because of her daughter having the same name.

This is no different to the fact that Camilla has been HRH The Princess of Wales for the last nearly 20 years. Some titles they have. Some they use. Some they use for a while.

Using Queen Consort was only ever to differentiate her from the recently deceased Queen.

anti-royalists are 'thickos' are they?

please, take your peevish little self to bed.

You’d hate to hear what Queen Mary (Consort of George V) did if you think Camilla is bad.

Not to mention the last consort we had was a bit dodgy, with Nazi siblings and racist undertones.

But we can’t have a woman who isn’t St Diana being called the title she has a right to be called. Sacrilege!

the bootlicking gene is so intense with some.

He was a prince in his own right though, he didnt get the title on marriage

And he has to follow strictly everything the government tells him to do and say.

No just 2 posters who are talking drivel and don’t understand the basics of titles. Even when presented with evidence.

Have no idea why you thought I meant anti-royalists.

And? What do we need to vote him in for? A man going to Germany on a state visit? That’s not power in a democratic sense.

She was always going to be Queen. Promises or not.

this was always their plan

Are you also annoyed that Queen Elizabeth II was not called Queen Regnant in everyday speech?

Not quite.

He was born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark - a title that he renounced when he became engaged to the then Princess Elizabeth.

Then he was simply the D of E.

Then he was titled as Prince Philip, Dike of Edinburgh.

He also has to remain politically neutral.

He can of course have private views, but they are never to be expressed publicly (rightly so).

The last monarch who displayed political persuasions nearly had us under Nazi rule and had he not abdicated God knows what this country would look like now. He was essentially forced out and exiled

*Duke of Edinburgh

He is going to Germany on that state visit, because he has decided that he is better than anyone else because of his birth.

It annoys me that he was over there visiting Angela Merkel ( who was voted in democratically by the public). Angela was voted in, in a democratic manner.

Charles was there because he believes he deserves to be there because of his birth. It's ridiculous. It really is.

But to argue how ridiculous this is, I have to point out how ridiculous the royal family is altogether. And people just do not want to hear it.

I wish the entire royal family would cease to exist. I loathe the whole thing. It baffles me that people want to be 'subjects' of someone no more or less remarkable or deserving than anybody else.

Until the Republic happens, I really could not care less what any of them decide to call themselves.

God you sound like a child.

He is King due to a birthright that’s not fault of his own. He’s been dealt a shitty card and it’s either a case of going with it or losing it all like Uncle David did.

State visits are not there to influence power but broker good relations, raise awareness and raise profiles. They are public visits for a reason. Lots of monarchies across the globe do the same. similarly with the Commonwealth, it’s about likeminded nations coming together for all sorts of reasons. Not because they ‘think they’re better than everyone’ 🙄

Okay.

Let's have one family to reign over us all forever and ever.

No matter how many pedophiles, corruption, and bad behaviour is in that family.

Yet you say I sound like a child. At least I'm capable of critical thinking. I'm not a sheep simply rolling over and accepting idiotic and corrupt rulers

"State visits are not there to influence power".

Well you are naive!

They don’t rule 🤣 and ruling is not reigning.

No one is ‘accepting corrupt rules’ WRT the RF. they don’t rule.

And you say I’m incapable of critical thinking. It’s all quite simple.

The RF are of very little consequence to most of us. You can ignore them and nothing will change.

However we DO have corrupt rulers and it ain’t the RF. I’d rather expend my energy on getting cross about them

Well seeing as you obviously know (despite failing to have a basic grasp of the function of the RF) tell me what power you think KCIII was trying to get? And I mean actual democratic power, not just being richer than other people

Posters are confusing the RF with MPs and it’s half hilarious, half embarrassing

Probably just a chance to speak a bit of german to his fellow countrymen

reminisce about the old saxe coburg gotha days

You think he does state visits out of the kindness of his heart?

Not to benefit in any way?

The Queen did not even attend their wedding.
And now Camilla will be Queen.