The Queen And The Accession.

[William51]

In a recent photograph the queen looked well but a bit older. She cannot live for ever and in five to ten years she will not be here. I am ready to see the accession to King Charles, are you ready for it?

[anneasquith]

She has lost weight, looks very frail. As she is entitled to at her age.

[jno]

dannyk, I believe you're responding to the wrong person.

[jno]

PP, don't forget Charlotte was England's second black queen

https://historyhustle.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Charlottee-preview-image.jpg

after Philippa of Hainault. Allegedly.

[Ken4155]

Regards the 'rumours' about Charles using a Regnal name, i do hope he doesn't. He probably won't be on the throne long enough for us to get used to calling him anything other than Charles.

[dannyk13]

Oops, sorry jno.Got an appointment with Specsavers later this momth.

[dannyk13]

jmf, see my post at 08.39.

[jno]

no worries, dannyk

[Barsel]

I don't envy Charles becoming King at his age.
When you think about it, most people will have retired when they are his age and he will be starting a new job, as will Camilla.

[jno]

oh I don't know, Barsel. Sixty years of opposing modern architecture and producing organic food, topped off by a decade or two as monarch - sounds like quite a good life plan to me.

I've got nothing against him except the way he treated his wife, which didn't seem to me in a manner befitting the head of the church. But the answer to that may be to disestablish the church rather than the king.

[gness]

I’d go for both, Jno….but then I would, wouldn’t I. :-)

[rowanwitch]

I think disestablishment is on the cards, it was different colour current Queen who apparently a christian.

[rowanwitch]

For our not colour

[jno]

here's a story to shiver your timbers, gness

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/mar/09/catholic-church-bans-visit-by-gay-author-to-london-school

[Canary42]

/// It will be weird to hear "God save the King" ///

Yes, I well remember how weird it felt switching to "God save the Queen"

[gness]

Jno. My timbers have been so shivered by the Catholic Church there's nothing left but sawdust.

Dreadful though that is it comes as no surprise to me. I hope the comments by that one parent speak for many and, even if the talks go ahead, people think twice about sending their children to a school run by a church that is still doing so much harm.

[jno]

disgraceful innit.

Sorry, William, I've gone off topic.