Graying Prince Charles turns 60 still waiting for chance to bec...

[pesky]

if anyone is wothless than it´s your Yankee gang out of white house !
UK tradition at its best, pretty ceremonies to look at, hope they keep it going for another century at least !

[albion]

Old American Gal wrote:

Married to Camilla (a Catholic, I think), I don't believe he can be King, as the English monarch is head of the Anglican church. I think Elizabeth is just holding on until William is ready to assume the throne. I don't think Charles really wants it - he's a quiet, odd little fellow.

Not so, Charles has declared to be defender of faith (not THE faith).

[mr mojo risin]

poor Charles,60 years old and still waiting for Mumsie to give him the keys to the car.......he'll get the throne anyways so he should get out and live a little before he dies.....i can see him now........80 years old and senile finally getting the throne,sitting there in his depends,while his nitwit son waits for HIM to croak........I love England but their tolerance for this silly royal family stuff is beyond me.......

[jack]

What about me, ill be king if no one else wants it

[tony1003]

mr mojo risin wrote:

poor Charles,60 years old and still waiting for Mumsie to give him the keys to the car.......he'll get the throne anyways so he should get out and live a little before he dies.....i can see him now........80 years old and senile finally getting the throne,sitting there in his depends,while his nitwit son waits for HIM to croak........I love England but their tolerance for this silly royal family stuff is beyond me.......

And when he does go out and live a little, he gets castigated in the media.

Think I prefer a monarchy to the vitriol and bile that is still bouncing around certain topics on the election of your new head of state.

[tony1003]

Old American Gal wrote:

Married to Camilla (a Catholic, I think), I don't believe he can be King, as the English monarch is head of the Anglican church. I think Elizabeth is just holding on until William is ready to assume the throne. I don't think Charles really wants it - he's a quiet, odd little fellow.

Nice to see you have such a clear understanding of the UK's constitutional process - the monarchy will not skip a generation.

[mr mojo risin]

tony1003----yes we do have some hatred for Obama here but not much since he won in a convincing landslide....those that continue to snipe and grumble would do so anyway ,if not Obama it would be over something else...such is their pathetic lives....

the thing about your system is here in the USA we might get an idiot ,like Bush ,sometimes but at worst they are gone in 8 years,my God you've had Charles moping around over there for 60 damn years looking the fool.Dont see how you put up with 6 decades or even more of the same tripe from the same people....

[tony1003]

mr mojo risin wrote:

tony1003----yes we do have some hatred for Obama here but not much since he won in a convincing landslide....those that continue to snipe and grumble would do so anyway ,if not Obama it would be over something else...such is their pathetic lives....
the thing about your system is here in the USA we might get an idiot ,like Bush ,sometimes but at worst they are gone in 8 years,my God you've had Charles moping around over there for 60 damn years looking the fool.Dont see how you put up with 6 decades or even more of the same tripe from the same people....

The great difference for us is that he is titular - has no real power. As the constitutional law books put it, the British monarch "has the power to advice, warn and be informed". Aside from that, no real power at all. Even the role as head of the armed forces is titular - but I will give Charlie boy his due, he was a darn good naval officer. So, doesn't matter too much. And it brings in tourist revenue, which is more than can be said for Bush! Anyway, it gives you guys across the pond amusement to wonder at our antideluvian system.