HRM Queen Elizabeth dead after 70+ year reign

[CascadeClone]

Does the royal family have any political power over UK anymore?

TECHNICALLY.... yes. As I understand it, Parliament writes laws, and the King signs (rubber stamps) them to make official.

Theoretically, they could refuse to sign, and it doesn't become law. Sort of a pocket veto. But I don't think its ever been done even for a minute, and I think it would be the end of the monarchy if they tried it.

 

[CascadeClone]

Give Charles 5 years or so then go to William. You don't want to be the one to replace a legend.

Charles is Tim Floyd?

 

[bos]

The queen died.

Slap fight comin

 

[Mr Janny]

I like that she calls you "dude" but would be better if it was "Dude" as in The Dude, His Dudeness, Duder, El Duderino...

 

[VeloClone]

I don’t know what happened but in order for this to stay outside of the cave it needs to drop it’s political comments moving forward. Hopefully it can be used as a tribute instead.

Banishment to the cave would be very disappointing to me since I started the thread and I don't venture into the cave.

 

[LeaningCy]

SIAP:

 

[cyclone13]

Husband just pointed out that William goes from Duke of Cambridge to Prince of Wales since he's officially next in line now.

I guess that makes Kate Princess of Wales?

Actually not. Per BBC:

"Prince William has become heir to the throne, but that does not mean that he automatically becomes Prince of Wales.

That is a title that would have to be granted by his father Charles III, who himself became Prince of Wales in 1958 and whose investiture was in 1969.

It means that William and Kate are currently titled the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and Cambridge."

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/uk-62842089?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=631a459ab93e504e258c75a1%26Prince%20William%27s%20new%20title%262022-09-08T20%3A16%3A53.990Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:a6cf49fb-b784-493f-bbf7-49862f841739&pinned_post_asset_id=631a459ab93e504e258c75a1&pinned_post_type=share

 

[simply1]

Who becomes the Earl of Grantham now?

 

[Dr.bannedman]

 

[Dr.bannedman]

some of these memes are gold

 

[Dr.bannedman]

 

[CyCrazy]

Hope Brian Ferentz is safe and not on your card.

I have Burt Bacarach and **** Van Dyke to win the pool

 

[carvers4math]

I have Burt Bacarach and **** Van Dyke to win the pool

Oh no, not DVD! Same age as QEII although sometimes he looks better than his 50 year old wife.

 

[BCClone]

Preparation for the coronation ceremony could take a year or more. It took almost 18 months for Queen Elizabeth II.

Can't really mess it up since there is probably nobody that remembers how it happened last time.

 

[JP4CY]

I have Burt Bacarach and **** Van Dyke to win the pool

Two great ones. Put me down for Tony Bennet and Michael Caine.

 

[DSM4Cy]

TECHNICALLY.... yes. As I understand it, Parliament writes laws, and the King signs (rubber stamps) them to make official.

Theoretically, they could refuse to sign, and it doesn't become law. Sort of a pocket veto. But I don't think its ever been done even for a minute, and I think it would be the end of the monarchy if they tried it.

The monarch retains some emergency powers that could be used if a government was ever to do something absolutely crazy. But if that were to happen, that would mean they were overruling the government that was elected by the people, so yes, it would likely mean the monarchy would lose standing and possibly be abolished. There’s a great play that was turned into a movie called King Charles III that depicts a fictional version of this playing out, based on what we know of Charles’ views on things and the fact that he’s much more opinionated and likely to do something stupid than his mother was.

 

[BoxsterCy]

 

[BoxsterCy]

@Angie is in London today, and visited Buckingham. I'll have to ask her if it was busy.

Hope she saw this and had her camera.

 

[BCClone]

Was going to post before she passed but didn’t get to, so in memory then.

 

[CyCrazy]

Two great ones. Put me down for Tony Bennet and Michael Caine.

I would lean Michael Caine.