It must be strange for him when he thinks about it. Because waiting to become king is the same thing as waiting for his mother’s death.

I think if Brexit has taught us anything, it’s that people really fucking need to know what’s replacing something before you vote on getting rid of the status quo.

Do Brits also like to ruin the joke?

Brits dont do viewings like the yanks do. Closed coffins for them. Lying in state is in your coffin, lid on, candle at each corner and guardsmen. 

Just invite Eric, he’d get lost and show up at some place like London, Texas.

Monarchists in Australia basically used that to avoid becoming a republic in a referendum 20 years ago. They tied the question of ditching the monarchy to what would replace it, and because no one could agree on how that would work it failed.

Kate outranks Beatrice and Eugenie and they have to curtsy to her when she’s with William, but when she’s by herself, she has to curtsy to Bea and Eug.

Charles has very specific plans to modernize the monarchy. He is not going to miss his chance to change things and probably kick Andrew to the curb.

Yes Charles bows, as do his sons. It’s not a formal bow, they basically touch their chins to their chests like a nod in a sign of respect.

I bet he’d be advised to send Pence instead.

When preparing for Edward VII’s coronation, it was discovered that no one quite knew all of the details. This was in 1902, and last coronation (of Edward’s mother Victoria in 1838) was so long ago that few remembered it. Victoria’s cousin, Augusta of Cambridge, was one of the few attendees who was still alive, so…

I’ve heard Beatrice and Eugenie make Kate do it because they do not like her.

Think of this way: the deference, pomp, and circumstance is less for the monarch and more for the monarchy. They’re not bowing to their mom/grandma/wife/et al, they’re bowing to their Queen. Whenever she’s acting in capacity as Queen, a public figurehead, and only when she’s acting in that capacity, is the bow…

So, I’m wondering, if you meet with the Queen (AKA “your mom”) in an informal context (AKA, morning tea, let’s get caught up on family gossip, greet with a “Heya, Mum,” hug, hug, kiss) do you also have to have a first-time “formal greeting” when you see each other for the first time publicly? Because I could see this…

Can you imagine being Prince Charles?  He’s SEVENTY.  He’s been waiting for SEVENTY YEARS to be the King of England.  And everyone pretty much acknowledges that no one wants him and everyone likes William.  I almost feel like the long life of the Queen is directly attributed to the ghost of Diana making him miserable…

I actually know this!

There’s a great scene in “The Crown” where Queen Mary, Elizabeth II’s grandmother, is in bed, smoking away, and she mentions that she can hear people outside practicing for the procession that will occur upon her death.

I actually don't know if the UK could handle the Queen dying right now, it's barely holding its shit together as it is. 

I am guessing that the threat of having Charles’ face on everyone’s money will prompt a number of Commonwealth countries to finally lean towards becoming republics.

The “welfare queen” was the first thing I thought of. He’s inventing an evil enemy that doesn’t exist, then promising his supporters that only he can save them.