Long Live The Queen

[HankB]

King Charles Replaces Harry & Meghan With Two Corgis In Line Of Succession
https://babylonbee.com/news/king-charles-replaces-harry--meghan-with-two-corgis-in-line-of-succession

Not that the Corgis would be a bad replacement for a position that is largely ceremonial, but is Harry even in the line of succession? Aside from "withdrawing" from the life of royals, he married a divorcee (Meghan) which was not permitted in the Anglican church - in fact, wasn't that the reason King Edward VIII was forced to abdicate his crown way back in 1936?

Maybe church rules have changed since then and Harry got a "pass" on that . . .

[sumpnz]

He’s still in the line, but behind his brother and all of his brother’s kids.  So, unless fratricide returns to the succession planning Harry’s odds of becoming King are basically nil.  I’m sure they’ll be careful not to have all of Williams kids in the same plane or car just to maintain that succession in the event of an accident or act of terrorism/war.

[WLJ]

He’s still in the line, but behind his brother and all of his brother’s kids.  So, unless fratricide returns to the succession planning Harry’s odds of becoming King are basically nil.  I’m sure they’ll be careful not to have all of Williams kids in the same plane or car just to maintain that succession in the event of an accident or act of terrorism/war.

Meghan's middle name isn't Rodham by chance?

[Perd Hapley]

Meghan's middle name isn't Rodham by chance?

She ain't even half that ugly.

[Angel Eyes]

[HankB]

He's now THE KING. (Elvis has left the room . . . )

[JTHunter]

The sad thing about this is that "Chucky" has been working to get this "job" all of his life.  Now, at 73, he finally has it, but for how long?

[Perd Hapley]

The sad thing about this is that "Chucky" has been working to get this "job" all of his life.  Now, at 73, he finally has it, but for how long?

Not sure what you're getting at. It is a hereditary position, so there's no working involved, unless he was trying to bump off his mum. Evidently, he was not. Tenure is life, unless Parliament decides to behead another king, or do that whole Glorious Revolution thing.

[WLJ]

Fact checkers on the case
And I actually was believing this one 

    ❌ The queen did not announce that she had information that could lead to the arrest of former US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

    These fabricated tweets are part of a long-running internet meme that circulates after the deaths of public figures https://t.co/7FaQWANum8 pic.twitter.com/LBCnokCnNC

    — AFP Fact Check 🔎 (@AFPFactCheck) September 15, 2022

AFP fact-checker gets to the bottom of memes about Queen Elizabeth’s last words
https://twitchy.com/dougp-3137/2022/09/15/afp-fact-checker-gets-to-the-bottom-of-memes-about-queen-elizabeths-last-words/

[Perd Hapley]

I heard a rumor that people have been buying King Charles Spaniels right and left, but a quick net search yielded little. Anyone else heard this?

[HankB]

I heard a rumor that people have been buying King Charles Spaniels right and left, but a quick net search yielded little. Anyone else heard this?

My next door neighbor has one - she would probably say it's a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.

It's very friendly, but either the dog is deaf (since it doesn't respond to her voice commands) or it never received any training beyond housebreaking.

[Perd Hapley]

My next door neighbor has one - she would probably say it's a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel.

As I understand it, the KC Spaniel is a different breed from the Cavalier KC Spaniel. Guess the standard one is a round-head? Wait a minute, that doesn't make sense...

[Andiron]

As I understand it, the KC Spaniel is a different breed from the Cavalier KC Spaniel. Guess the standard one is a round-head? Wait a minute, that doesn't make sense...

Maybe just call em Royalists and Roundheads?

[bedlamite]

King Charles Spaniel

Is that the breed that is so inbred that they are usually born with encephalitis?

[sumpnz]

Is that the breed that is so inbred that they are usually born with encephalitis?

No chin at least.

[RoadKingLarry]

Is that the breed that is so inbred that they are usually born with encephalitis?

Are you talking about dogs or European royalty?

[BobR]

Are you talking about dogs or European royalty?

Yes



bob

[Angel Eyes]

[MillCreek]

My wife and I were watching a documentary about the Queen and it occurred to me to wonder if she is above some aspects of British law.  If she called up the Royal Army and asked them to send over a Glock for her nightstand, I wonder if she would receive it.

[HankB]

My wife and I were watching a documentary about the Queen and it occurred to me to wonder if she is above some aspects of British law.  If she called up the Royal Army and asked them to send over a Glock for her nightstand, I wonder if she would receive it.

Well, they DID own guns - I remember reading a story about the queen having a custom bolt action hunting rifle made in, IIRC, 7x57. This of course was decades ago. And at age 14 she learned to shoot a tommy gun.

https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/06/queen-elizabeth-churchill-gun/

The royal family also did some hunting, but Megan convinced Harry to forego the annual peasant hunt.

[WLJ]

My wife and I were watching a documentary about the Queen and it occurred to me to wonder if she is above some aspects of British law.  If she called up the Royal Army and asked them to send over a Glock for her nightstand, I wonder if she would receive it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Fagan_(intruder)

[Perd Hapley]

...the annual peasant hunt.

That's certainly one way to keep the rabble in line.

[Hawkmoon]

The royal family also did some hunting, but Megan convinced Harry to forego the annual peasant hunt.

I see what you did there ...

[HankB]

That's certainly one way to keep the rabble in line.

I see what you did there ...

I wondered who'd catch that . . . in days of yore, peasant hunting really WAS the sport of kings.   

[JTHunter]

I wondered who'd catch that . . . in days of yore, peasant hunting really WAS the sport of kings.   

With the way the government is treating us, "peasant hunting" is STILL a "thing".