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Vikram A Punathambekar6-May-23 6:39

Vikram A Punathambekar

6-May-23 6:39

There are lots of republics in the commonwealth.

Cheers,
Vikram.

Daniel Pfeffer6-May-23 7:41

6-May-23 7:41

Pomp and Circumstance are part of the mystique of Royalty and are necessary to the extent that we view them as different from the non-Royal blokes. Having a king be crowned by posting a notice outside the palace seems wrong, somehow. OTOH, the amount of Pomp and Circumstance depends on the times. The UK in 1952 was still a Great Power, with much of the Commonwealth looking to it for guidance. Today, the UK's power is much diminished, and most of the Commonwealth has gone its own way.

As for Charles himself, all I will say is that Prince (now King) Charles lost a lot of points with me when details came out of how he treated his first wife. Being eccentric is accepted, even expected among the Nobility in the UK, but emotionally mistreating your wife (and having it known!) is beyond the pale.

He may turn out to be a good king for the times, but I doubt that he will rise (or need to rise) to the level of his mother.

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Gerry Schmitz6-May-23 11:04

Gerry Schmitz

6-May-23 11:04

After watching a few sword and shield movies, I get the appeal if you like history.

"Before entering on an understanding, I have meditated for a long time, and have foreseen what might happen. It is not genius which reveals to me suddenly, secretly, what I have to say or to do in a circumstance unexpected by other people; it is reflection, it is meditation." - Napoleon I

Mycroft Holmes6-May-23 11:31

Mycroft Holmes

6-May-23 11:31

Coronation - what coronation, I seem to have missed the entire curfuffle, thank the great Ghu. Apparently he is the head of state for Oz, great idea, keep him on the other side of the planet!

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RAH
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Daniel Pfeffer6-May-23 21:06

6-May-23 21:06

Great idea! We can formalise it in a treaty between the UK and Australia, in which King Charles will agree to stay on one side of the planet, and the Australians will be required to stay on theirs. Australians wishing to visit King Charles' side of the planet will have to apply for an exemption, AKA a "Ticket of Leave".

Smile | :)

Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.

trønderen6-May-23 15:25

trønderen

6-May-23 15:25

If the alternative is The American Way, I guess I prefer royalty.

If you include all the preparations for all the parties, I would guess (although without knowing for sure) that The American Way expenses add up to significantly more than the coronation. And it comes every 4 years, rather than every 70 years or thereabouts.

Daniel Pfeffer6-May-23 21:00

6-May-23 21:00

I doubt Charles will reign for 70 years, but there is no reason he couldn't reign for 20 - still a 5-to-1 advantage over the US system. Smile | :)

Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.

Richard MacCutchan6-May-23 21:37

Richard MacCutchan

6-May-23 21:37

Just look at the crowds to see how well it is supported. And the cost is largely offset by the extra revenue from tourism and broadcast rights. How many people around the world do you think would pay to see someone like Tony Blair installed as President?

GKP19927-May-23 18:20

GKP1992

7-May-23 18:20

Most Indians do not care for obvious reasons.

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Rage8-May-23 4:15

Rage

8-May-23 4:15

As a good French, I like my kings and queens beheaded.

Daniel Pfeffer8-May-23 5:42

8-May-23 5:42

Just like the French - to lose their heads over Royalty. Smile | :)

Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.

Oi, Griff! GTA Online

honey the codewitch5-May-23 22:58

honey the codewitch

5-May-23 22:58

My Rockstar Social ID is [redacted] because of course it is.

At some point we should heist together. I'm on a new profile so they want more real money from me again so I can afford the bulletproof karuma after I unlock it with a heist partner.

Also need someone to race against so we can let each other take turns winning for upgrades and stuff. Smile | :)

I'm not above taking advantages where I can get them. I have a fren who can play, but he's going through some real life stuff right now so not a great candidate for the time being.

To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.

modified 6-May-23 9:17am.

OriginalGriff6-May-23 0:27

OriginalGriff

6-May-23 0:27

Sounds like a plan - @dandy72 might be interested as well.

I've sent you a friend request.

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honey the codewitch6-May-23 3:17

honey the codewitch

6-May-23 3:17

Cool. I'll get to it once I can.

To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.

dandy726-May-23 3:26

dandy72

6-May-23 3:26

Feel free to send me to a friend request as well, I'm dandy-72 on GTA Online.

Although my interest in the game is dwindling these days, as I've recently reached $2B in cash (my last self-imposed objective), have everything, unlocked everything, etc. And I suck at races. Smile | :)

But somehow I'm still on almost daily.

Nelek6-May-23 0:59

Nelek

6-May-23 0:59

Suggestion done in the B&S forum. People reading here, have a look there...

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0x01AA6-May-23 4:48

0x01AA

6-May-23 4:48

So we're going to get a third main theme in the lounge... Poke tongue | ;-P

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honey the codewitch6-May-23 4:58

honey the codewitch

6-May-23 4:58

I'm sorry. I've been posting a lot lately.

To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.

0x01AA6-May-23 5:00

0x01AA

6-May-23 5:00

Your posts are very ok, at least for me Wink | ;)