Ham pr disasters 45! …hiding? …undercover?..or ready for the next adventure!

[jeffgoldblum]

still discussing the delightful escapades of our favourite twosome!

"The blood of the Covenant is stronger than the water of the womb" is actually the full saying. In other words, the very opposite to popular usage.
In the case of your post @StillHereLolNow, I'm not sure what your point is?

If William became King now his actual coronation would still be several months away and would be preceded by Charles' funeral, which I don't think anyone would reasonably oppose Harry attending. So, William and Harry would be seen together at that, just as at their grandmother's funeral. William would now be King, of course, and Harry - and Meghan too, if she's there - would have to sing God Save the King.

Harry and Andrew would be skipped. It would be Beatrice or Edward.

Yes, Harry would be at his father's funeral, I would imagine. Do you think Meghan would attend? Anyway, if they went to the Coronation, they would have no role. Perhaps seated behind the Princess Royal's plumed hat. Or a large candle 😉

She can most certainly be Regent. It's entirely up to Parliament. Princess Margaret was supposed to be the Regent for the young Prince Charles - that role was legally transferred to Prince Philip, by Parliament.
I am going to add with certainty, that there is no way parliament would ever allow Prince Harry to be Regent!

"Catherine to be Regent for George until he came of age.
They did this for Philip on the accession of the late Queen, when Charles was just 3 years old."

Exactly. I don't think there is an issue here. If Charles dies before George turns 18, parliament would probably do this for Catherine.

I think Charles has quite a few years left in him, anyway.

Could Princess Anne be Regent? I know she's 75 but she would be excellent as she has so much common sense & experience IMHO

The question is, would Harry be able to cope with his brother's Coronation? He might have a flashback to sausages.

Sorry, I wasn't implying that Catherine wouldn't be a good choice. I was just wondering whether PA could be given the role . . . .

I doubt Anne would want to do it. Makes more sense for Catherine, who is George's mother and is closer to him.

I also think this is a very hypothetical question and the situation is extremely unlikely to arise.

Who was going to escort the elderly Queen to get her seat, though?

Yes, she could. It's up to Parliament. The Government will already have contingencies in place.
It's most likely that it's Catherine - the preference being set with Philip, but there could be a Regency Council with Anne and Ministers of State.
Anyway. Harry won't get within miles!

What qualifications do you need to be a Regent?

I think an endorsement from Tom Cruise is neither here nor there for W+C beyond a fun night. But since he’s the biggest and most powerful movie star in the world right now, his endorsement would be extremely meaningful for a couple who left the RF, moved to USA and tried to set themselves up as Hollywood A-listers. (Especially when that couple evidently sees nothing wrong with ditching family members.)

I’ve no doubt that Meghan would absolutely love Tom Cruise to say how intelligent and funny she is, how much respect he has for her, and that Harry made a great choice. He never will though.

They sure like a fun night out.

You need to be appointed by Parliament as someone appropriate to carry out the duties in support of the Head of State.

It's not worrying any of us that I can see.

And the full quote is 'the blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb'

https://rochemamabolo.wordpress.com/2024/05/28/the-full-version-of-the-saying-blood-is-thicker-than-water/

Yes, indeed - I said that's upthread! Not only is the quotation misunderstood and misapplied....it means absolutely nothing in this discussion!

Omg good point. I wonder why they don’t go to film premieres more often.

Most people do, I would imagine.

Because if they constantly turned up at black tie galas they would be accused of only attending star-studded events and only attending things in London

The majority of events they go to are ones which the public can relate to ~ e.g. C attending the OAP lunch, W's visit to Wales to visit flood victims etc, their joint visit to Bute

They need a balance of different types of events in different areas and I think they have achieved that

Absolutely, @JuniperJumper. Plus I can guarantee that their priorities are with their ongoing charities and initiatives, and spending evenings with their children. I think they could be at glamorous events most nights of the week, if they chose.

I rather doubt anyone will be swearing fealty at William's coronation. I'm expecting it to be a very different event to Charles'. Charles was stuck with the memory of the late Queen's service which seems extremely outdated and strange in the 21st century, which at the time couldn't be altered very much because of the nostalgia swirling around. I'm betting William will have a much freer hand to create a ceremony that is more suitable for a modern monarchy.

I'd like them to keep the anointing but skip the regalia and fealty. Make it about serving the country rather than the monarch.

That's really interesting. I wonder whether it could be changed to something like the Norwegians have which is more a service of dedication

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