Time to get rid of the Monarchy?

[Takhisis]

Due to human nature, this has never happened, and is unlikely ever too happen. Maybe when an AI takes over?

Do you seriously want the world to be ruled by a YouTube algorithm?

 

[Aiken_Drumn]

Do you seriously want the world to be ruled by a YouTube algorithm?

Given how poorly the suggested videos are lately, please no!

Have you watched Westworld?

 

[Takhisis]

It's been reluctantly suggested to me. Is there any point to it, especially seeing how the later seasons seem to have turned out?

 

[Aiken_Drumn]

Well I thought the first few seasons were amazing amazing excellent. The last season I kinda didn't finish

 

[Takhisis]

Hmmm. As far as I know, part of its appeal is Evan Rachel Wood wearing a black leather jacket and killing a lot of people. Even HM had a more varied wardrobe.

 

[Aiken_Drumn]

On that matter, nothing compares to Talulah Riley.

 

[Takhisis]

Who's white and dated an Afrikaner, so let's change the subject.

It's amazing how much of an empty vessel the royals have to pretend to be, given how an ecologist king has an anti-ecologist government which wants to ban solar farms.

 

[Uncle Paul]

Who's white and dated an Afrikaner, so let's change the subject.

What's wrong with dating an Afrikaner and being White?

It's amazing how much of an empty vessel the royals have to pretend to be, given how an ecologist king has an anti-ecologist government which wants to ban solar farms.

But the government will get its way, not His Majesty. Dr. Verwoerd had more political power than King Charles III.

 

[Takhisis]

What's wrong with dating an Afrikaner and being White?

Nothing. Holding to the various convictions regarding miscegenation which you have already espoused, however, is.

 

[Takhisis]

And speaking of whom to date…

King Charles’ coronation coinciding with grandson Archie’s birthday is ‘not a snub,’ royal expert claims
King Charles III’s coronation will be held on same day his grandson Archie turns four

Spoiler :

The royal family’s decision to hold King Charles III’s coronation on the same day as his grandson Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor’s fourth birthday is “not a snub,” but rather a “happy coincidence,” a royal expert has claimed.


On Tuesday, Buckingham Palace announced that the new British ruler will be crowned on Saturday 6 May 2023 in Westminster Abbey, eight months after his accession to the throne following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

According to the palace, the historic ceremony, which will also see Queen Consort Camilla crowned alongside her husband, will be “rooted in long-standing traditions and pageantry” and will “reflect the monarch’s role today and look towards the future”.

As noted by many royal fans, the coronation date coincides with the birthday of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s three-year-old son Archie. The realisation prompted mixed reactions, with some speculating that the choice of date was an intentional attempt to steal “spotlight” from Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s son, while others claimed it is a “lovely gesture” for the coronation to be held on Archie’s birthday.

Journalist and royal expert Katie Nicholl said the overlapping celebrations are nothing more than a “happy coincidence,” telling Entertainment Tonight that the decision to hold the coronation on the toddler’s birthday is “definitely not a snub”.


“Well, having the coronation on Archie’s birthday is definitely not a snub. I think it’s very much a happy coincidence,” she told the outlet. “Obviously, a huge amount of planning has to go into an important moment in history, such as a coronation, and the royal calendar is full of anniversaries and birthdays, so I think this is absolutely one of those occasions where it’s a coincidence and hopefully a happy coincidence.”

On social media, royal fans also pointed out that the date of Charles’ upcoming coronation has historical significance, as it is a homage to the King’s great-grandfather’s ascension to the throne. King George V became King on 6 May 1910, while his coronation was held on 22 June 1911.

Notably, Charles III’s upcoming coronation does break from tradition slightly. Coronations have not traditionally been held on a weekend. Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation took place on June 2 1953.

As for whether Harry and Meghan will be in attendance at the King’s coronation, it is currently unknown. Though. Nicholl said that the couple will “of course” be receiving an invitation.

“We haven’t got any official details on the guest list, but I’m hearing they are likely to be invited along with other senior and extended family members,” she said. “Whether or not we see them there - we have to wait and see, but it’s my understanding they will be, of course, receiving an invitation to the coronation. It remains to be seen whether or not they attend. But of course, it will be down to the Sussexes to make the ultimate decision as to whether they’re going to come over for King Charles’ coronation on May the 6th.”

While it has not been confirmed whether the duke and duchess will travel to the UK for the King’s coronation, it is expected that the ceremony will be smaller than those in the past, with guest numbers reduced from 8,000 to 2,000.

The ceremony is also expected to be shortened from three hours to just one hour, and feature a more relaxed dress code, with peers expected to wear suits and dresses instead of ceremonial robes.

“It will feel different from the Queen’s coronation and it will look very different to the Queen’s coronation,” Nicholl, Vanity Fair’s royal correspondent, said.

Despite the more scaled-back ceremony, Nicholl told Entertainment Tonight there will still be “plenty of spectacle, pomp and all the pageantry you can expect for a ceremony that is really nearly 1,000 years old”.

Meghan and Harry reunited with the royal family in the UK last month following the death of Elizabeth II on 8 September. After an extended mourning period, during which the couple attended multiple memorial services alongside Harry’s family, the duke and duchess returned to their home in California the day after the late monarch’s funeral.

While the couple was not joined in the UK by their son and daughter Lilibet, one, there have been ongoing conversations about whether the King’s grandchildren will receive royal titles.

The Independent has contacted a spokesperson for Buckingham Palace and a spokesperson for the Sussexes for comment.

tl;dr the King shows everyone who's boss by deciding to be officially crowned on the day of his estranged son's birthday, and sod everything.

 

[Samson]

Camila to show off the fruits of imperialism?

The Daily Telegraph warns a "row looms" over plans for the Camilla, Queen Consort, to be crowned using the Koh-i-Noor diamond. Buckingham Palace is considering if she should wear the jewel traditionally worn by consorts, it reports. India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party said Camilla wearing the jewel would "transport" some "back to the days of the British Empire". The diamond was acquired by Queen Victoria after the British annexation of the Punjab in 1849.​

How did the Kohinoor diamond reach Britain’s royals?

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The Kohinoor, or “mountain of light” in Persian, was mined between 1100 and 1300 AD in present-day India. It is believed to have weighed 793 carats when it was mined.​

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The diamond was in the possession of the King of Malwa in India when it was acquired by the Sultan of Delhi, Alla-ud-din Khilji, in around 1306 AD. The stone is also mentioned in The Baburnama, the compiled memoirs of Babur, who founded the Mughal empire in India in the 16th century.​

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According to Britannica, the King of Gwalior presented the stone to the son of Babur at the 1526 Battle of Panipat in Delhi.​

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It is also believed that the stone was in Shah Jahan’s possession until the 17th century, when it was captured by Iranian ruler Nadir Shah during a raid on Delhi's Red Fort. Following the death of the Nadir Shah, the diamond came into the possession of Ahmad Shah Durrani, the founder of Afghanistan’s Durrani dynasty. But it was eventually returned to India when Ahmad Shah’s exiled kin surrendered it to the Sikh Maharaja, Ranjit Singh, who was known to wear a bejewelled turban.​

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After the Second Anglo-Sikh War of 1849, the kingdom of Punjab was annexed by the East India Company, and the child king Duleep Singh was forced to give up the diamond to Queen Victoria.​

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The movement of the diamond through its history has made the claims for its return contentious. Afghanistan and Pakistan, as well as India, have at various points demanded it from the British government.​

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The earliest Hindu text that mentions the Kohinoor states that “He who owns this diamond will own the world, but will also know all of its misfortunes. Only God, or a woman, can wear it with impunity.”​

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[Lexicus]

royal fans

love this phrase

 

[Takhisis]

Well, yes, a lot of this comes from the likes of Hello! magazine and Entertainment tonight.

 

[Joij21]

“He who owns this diamond will own the world, but will also know all of its misfortunes. Only God, or a woman, can wear it with impunity.”

I'm gonna make another crazy economic prediction people based on where this diamond ends up.

1.) Remains in Britain: status quo nothing changes

2.) Pakistan: status quo but with some minor industry leaving China

3.) Afghanistan: major EV boom, lithium strip mining everywhere, Chinese EV makers put Elon to shame

4.) India: Chinese industry leaves to India, Chinese collapse possible, Xi overthrown, made in India is like the new label you see on everything

 

[Birdjaguar]

I suspect that the diamond will stay in Britain. It has enough of a history of multiple owners and moving around that for the foreseeable future it will remain with Lizzy's kids.

 

[Lexicus]

I suspect that the diamond will stay in Britain. It has enough of a history of multiple owners and moving around that for the foreseeable future it will remain with Lizzy's kids.

The only way Modhi could gain a modicum of my respect is by ordering an Indian special forces raid to steal the diamond back from the British royal family

 

[Kyriakos]

And speaking of whom to date…

King Charles’ coronation coinciding with grandson Archie’s birthday is ‘not a snub,’ royal expert claims​

King Charles III’s coronation will be held on same day his grandson Archie turns four​

​

Spoiler :

The royal family’s decision to hold King Charles III’s coronation on the same day as his grandson Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor’s fourth birthday is “not a snub,” but rather a “happy coincidence,” a royal expert has claimed.

Spoiler :

​

​

On Tuesday, Buckingham Palace announced that the new British ruler will be crowned on Saturday 6 May 2023 in Westminster Abbey, eight months after his accession to the throne following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.​

​

According to the palace, the historic ceremony, which will also see Queen Consort Camilla crowned alongside her husband, will be “rooted in long-standing traditions and pageantry” and will “reflect the monarch’s role today and look towards the future”.​

​

As noted by many royal fans, the coronation date coincides with the birthday of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s three-year-old son Archie. The realisation prompted mixed reactions, with some speculating that the choice of date was an intentional attempt to steal “spotlight” from Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s son, while others claimed it is a “lovely gesture” for the coronation to be held on Archie’s birthday.​

​

Journalist and royal expert Katie Nicholl said the overlapping celebrations are nothing more than a “happy coincidence,” telling Entertainment Tonight that the decision to hold the coronation on the toddler’s birthday is “definitely not a snub”.​

​

​

“Well, having the coronation on Archie’s birthday is definitely not a snub. I think it’s very much a happy coincidence,” she told the outlet. “Obviously, a huge amount of planning has to go into an important moment in history, such as a coronation, and the royal calendar is full of anniversaries and birthdays, so I think this is absolutely one of those occasions where it’s a coincidence and hopefully a happy coincidence.”​

​

On social media, royal fans also pointed out that the date of Charles’ upcoming coronation has historical significance, as it is a homage to the King’s great-grandfather’s ascension to the throne. King George V became King on 6 May 1910, while his coronation was held on 22 June 1911.​

​

Notably, Charles III’s upcoming coronation does break from tradition slightly. Coronations have not traditionally been held on a weekend. Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation took place on June 2 1953.​

​

As for whether Harry and Meghan will be in attendance at the King’s coronation, it is currently unknown. Though. Nicholl said that the couple will “of course” be receiving an invitation.​

​

“We haven’t got any official details on the guest list, but I’m hearing they are likely to be invited along with other senior and extended family members,” she said. “Whether or not we see them there - we have to wait and see, but it’s my understanding they will be, of course, receiving an invitation to the coronation. It remains to be seen whether or not they attend. But of course, it will be down to the Sussexes to make the ultimate decision as to whether they’re going to come over for King Charles’ coronation on May the 6th.”​

​

While it has not been confirmed whether the duke and duchess will travel to the UK for the King’s coronation, it is expected that the ceremony will be smaller than those in the past, with guest numbers reduced from 8,000 to 2,000.​

​

The ceremony is also expected to be shortened from three hours to just one hour, and feature a more relaxed dress code, with peers expected to wear suits and dresses instead of ceremonial robes.​

​

“It will feel different from the Queen’s coronation and it will look very different to the Queen’s coronation,” Nicholl, Vanity Fair’s royal correspondent, said.​

​

Despite the more scaled-back ceremony, Nicholl told Entertainment Tonight there will still be “plenty of spectacle, pomp and all the pageantry you can expect for a ceremony that is really nearly 1,000 years old”.​

​

Meghan and Harry reunited with the royal family in the UK last month following the death of Elizabeth II on 8 September. After an extended mourning period, during which the couple attended multiple memorial services alongside Harry’s family, the duke and duchess returned to their home in California the day after the late monarch’s funeral.​

​

While the couple was not joined in the UK by their son and daughter Lilibet, one, there have been ongoing conversations about whether the King’s grandchildren will receive royal titles.​

​

The Independent has contacted a spokesperson for Buckingham Palace and a spokesperson for the Sussexes for comment.​

​

tl;dr the King shows everyone who's boss by deciding to be officially crowned on the day of his estranged son's birthday, and sod everything.

Tbf, only the most hardcore royal fans would care about the birthday of that kid. "Stealing the spotlight" is a bit of a stretch, in that regard

Also, imagine if your job title was "royal expert".

 

[AmazonQueen]

Tbf, only the most hardcore royal fans would care about the birthday of that kid. "Stealing the spotlight" is a bit of a stretch, in that regard

Also, imagine if your job title was "royal expert".

As far as I can tell its a job title the papers award to almost any hack who has written a few articles or a gossipy book about the royals.

 

[Gorbles]

I've got to say, while the Royal Family having the diamond is colonialism personified, there's something very funny about it being Camilla potentially wearing it that's getting the Telegraph (of all places) pontificating about it no longer being appropriate

 

[AmazonQueen]

I've got to say, while the Royal Family having the diamond is colonialism personified, there's something very funny about it being Camilla potentially wearing it that's getting the Telegraph (of all places) pontificating about it no longer being appropriate

Theres really no downside. Either India gets the stolen goods back or the BJP goes off in a huff. Eithers a win.