‘God save the King!’ Smiling Charles greets crowd at palace

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Britain’s King Charles III and Britain’s Camilla, Queen Consort greet the crowd upon their arrival Buckingham Palace in London, on September 9, 2022, a day after Queen Elizabeth II died at the age of 96. – Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving monarch in British history and an icon instantly recognisable to billions of people around the world, died at her Scottish Highland retreat on September 8. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / AFP)

 

A smiling King Charles III shook hands with some of the thousands of well-wishers gathered outside Buckingham Palace Friday as he returned to London following the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II.

 

Shouting “God save the King” and with an impromptu burst of the reworded national anthem, members of the crowd greeted Charles and Queen Consort Camilla after they emerged from their car following a flight from Scotland.

 

The royal standard was raised for the first time in Charles’s reign, as the new monarch and Camilla inspected bouquets of flowers left on the palace fence by members of the public, before entering their new London home.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/god-save-the-king-smiling-charles-greets-crowd-at-palace/

 

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[thaibeachlovers]

I wish him well now he's got the job he's been training for all his life.

I just hope the press stop savaging him at every opportunity.

 

Having said that, if he waits a while then abdicates in favour of William ( preferably before they spend loads on new stationary and bank notes etc ), IMO that would be the right thing to do.

IMO that would be the thing most likely to stave off calls for an end to the monarchy.

[Chomper Higgot]

42 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

I wish him well now he's got the job he's been training for all his life.

I just hope the press stop savaging him at every opportunity.

 

Having said that, if he waits a while then abdicates in favour of William ( preferably before they spend loads on new stationary and bank notes etc ), IMO that would be the right thing to do.

IMO that would be the thing most likely to stave off calls for an end to the monarchy.

He has very clearly stated he plans to follow his mother’s example of life long commitment and duty.

 

He’ll not abdicate.

 

 

[Tarteso]

7 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

He’ll not abdicate.

His wife won't let him do it..????

[vandeventer]

Go King Charles 111, but you might have to slow your talk on climate change even though you may be right. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgmYOh-B-4M

 

[Purdey]

In the words of Monty Python, "Well, I never voted for him."

[dunroaming]

4 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

I wish him well now he's got the job he's been training for all his life.

I just hope the press stop savaging him at every opportunity.

 

Having said that, if he waits a while then abdicates in favour of William ( preferably before they spend loads on new stationary and bank notes etc ), IMO that would be the right thing to do.

IMO that would be the thing most likely to stave off calls for an end to the monarchy.

Unlikely he will stand down unless ill health forces it.  He has declared that he will "serve" until he pops his clogs and Camilla will see that he keeps to that. Charles is a marmite figure with more people disliking him than the other way round.  The monarchy will never be the same again now that the Queen has died.  I have never been a royalist by any stretch of the imagination and think that they are all unworthy with the exception of William and Kate.  

 

Difficult to get my head around saying King Charles without tagging on Spaniel at the end

[Aussieroaming]

The Queen will be a hard act to follow, I wish him well.

[onthedarkside]

Charles officially announced as king at royal ceremony

LONDON (AP) — King Charles III was officially announced as Britain’s monarch Saturday, in a ceremony steeped in ancient tradition and political symbolism — and, for the first time, broadcast live.

 

Charles automatically became king when his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, died on Thursday, but the accession ceremony is a key constitutional and ceremonial step in introducing the new monarch to the country.

 

Scores of senior politicians past and present, including Prime Minister Liz Truss and five of her predecessors, gathered in the ornate state apartments at St. James’s Palace for the meeting of the Accession Council.

 

They met without Charles, officially confirming his title, King Charles III. The king joined them to make a personal declaration, vowing to follow his mother’s “inspiring example” as he took on the duties of monarch.

 

(more)

 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/charles-officially-announced-as-king-at-royal-ceremony/ar-AA11FDtJ

 

[TKDfella]

I wish King Charles III the well...but I'm sure the public will be keeping a close eye on him.

[NoshowJones]

1 hour ago, TKDfella said:

I wish King Charles III the well...but I'm sure the public will be keeping a close eye on him.

I have always wondered what he has done to earn all these medals.

[Mac Mickmanus]

Just now, possum1931 said:

I have always wondered what he has done to earn all these medals.

Very little . 

Three of his medals are to celebrate the Queens 25/50/70 year jubilee , so he didn't do anything to actually get the medals 

[thaibeachlovers]

17 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

He has very clearly stated he plans to follow his mother’s example of life long commitment and duty.

 

He’ll not abdicate.

 

 

I hope you are wrong. He knows what it's like to wait too long, and I hope he doesn't want William to suffer the same way.

[thaibeachlovers]

14 hours ago, dunroaming said:

Unlikely he will stand down unless ill health forces it.  He has declared that he will "serve" until he pops his clogs and Camilla will see that he keeps to that. Charles is a marmite figure with more people disliking him than the other way round.  The monarchy will never be the same again now that the Queen has died.  I have never been a royalist by any stretch of the imagination and think that they are all unworthy with the exception of William and Kate.  

 

Difficult to get my head around saying King Charles without tagging on Spaniel at the end

Exactly why I hope Charles abdicates in favour of William. IMO if he doesn't, it could lead to the end of the monarchy, given the desire evident in the past to get rid of it.

William and Kate are, IMO, the means to save it.

[hotchilli]

18 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

He has very clearly stated he plans to follow his mother’s example of life long commitment and duty.

Thankfully he won't be around as long as Elizebeth II was.

[Chomper Higgot]

49 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

I hope you are wrong. He knows what it's like to wait too long, and I hope he doesn't want William to suffer the same way.

Nonsense.

 

He knows what it’s like to wait his turn, that’s the deal, the crown is inherited.

 

Let William learn that lesson too.

 

[Chomper Higgot]

Just now, hotchilli said:

Thankfully he won't be around as long as Elizebeth II was.

He won’t be monarch as long, but he could live longer.

 

 

[Chomper Higgot]

48 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Exactly why I hope Charles abdicates in favour of William. IMO if he doesn't, it could lead to the end of the monarchy, given the desire evident in the past to get rid of it.

William and Kate are, IMO, the means to save it.

To be fair, and in all due respect, your opinion doesn’t come into it.

 

That’s how monarchy works.

 

 

[James105]

1 hour ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Exactly why I hope Charles abdicates in favour of William. IMO if he doesn't, it could lead to the end of the monarchy, given the desire evident in the past to get rid of it.

William and Kate are, IMO, the means to save it.

In a monarchy you don't get to select the best or the right person for the job.  If Andrew was the first born he would now be King and there would be nothing that could be done to prevent that, such is the ridiculous system of a monarchy.  

[stevenl]

1 hour ago, James105 said:

In a monarchy you don't get to select the best or the right person for the job.  If Andrew was the first born he would now be King and there would be nothing that could be done to prevent that, such is the ridiculous system of a monarchy.  

Very true, but one can hope that the monarch acts in the interest of the people and the monarchy.

I agree with tbl here that he should abdicate asap in the interest of both.

[thaibeachlovers]

23 minutes ago, stevenl said:

Very true, but one can hope that the monarch acts in the interest of the people and the monarchy.

I agree with tbl here that he should abdicate asap in the interest of both.

Lets give him a few months to enjoy it, just so long as they don't have to issue new bank notes etc. He's been waiting 73 years for this.

[ballpoint]

That little fellow in the bottom left corner of the photo below has been educated in diplomacy and protocol his entire life.  In our current world, full of self serving, mediocre (or worse) politicians, he has been meeting, and learning from, giants (his mother included) since the day he was born. For the position of a purely ceremonial head of state, I would argue that trumps some jaded movie or sports star being voted to represent the essence of his country by the clueless, self interested, population.  Imagine if the towering achievements of a country's culture and architecture were voted on by the general populace?  I'd wager there would be no great museums, cathedrals, opera houses, universities, or other major stand-outs from dreary every day life, dotted with football stadiums, Wetherspoon branches and greyhound tracks.  The position of king or queen is far greater than the person who is currently performing that role - just as the position of President should, but often sadly isn't. 

 

Stephen Fry once said that the fact that a political leader must meet with the figurehead of their country once a week to discuss how things are going is of great benefit to that country, and in his opinion, the USA would be a better place if the president had to meet with a real Uncle Sam once a week to tell him what he was up to, and ask his advice and opinion.  I happen to agree with him.  I suspect most people's hatred of the monarchy rises from envy.  They see a life of wealth and privilege, without considering that someone would be living that life whether elected to it or born to it - indeed, the cost of maintaining former presidents, let alone the current one, far outweighs the costs of maintaining a royal family.  While I wouldn't argue with a system where those who fail to meet the standards of their country are stripped of their title and role (yes, Mr Andrew Windsor, the brick layer formerly known as Prince, I'm looking at you and your ilk), I would not change that system as a whole - though I certainly wouldn't want to be the one born into that role, as I don't envy them at all.

 

To end my little Sunday morning rant, a quote from Richard Dawkins, on the reality of a republic with an elected head of state. Spoken as a political commentator should that eventuate: "And we watch as President Becks, and First Lady Posh, board the presidential yacht, Boaty McBoatface on their trip to meet President Kanye West of the US" (Ok, I added the US bit).

 

[herfiehandbag]

23 minutes ago, ballpoint said:

That little fellow in the bottom left corner of the photo below has been educated in diplomacy and protocol his entire life.  In our current world, full of self serving, mediocre (or worse) politicians, he has been meeting, and learning from, giants (his mother included) since the day he was born. For the position of a purely ceremonial head of state, I would argue that trumps some jaded movie or sports star being voted to represent the essence of his country by the clueless, self interested, population.  Imagine if the towering achievements of a country's culture and architecture were voted on by the general populace?  I'd wager there would be no great museums, cathedrals, opera houses, universities, or other major stand-outs from dreary every day life, dotted with football stadiums, Wetherspoon branches and greyhound tracks.  The position of king or queen is far greater than the person who is currently performing that role - just as the position of President should, but often sadly isn't. 

 

Stephen Fry once said that the fact that a political leader must meet with the figurehead of their country once a week to discuss how things are going is of great benefit to that country, and in his opinion, the USA would be a better place if the president had to meet with a real Uncle Sam once a week to tell him what he was up to, and ask his advice and opinion.  I happen to agree with him.  I suspect most people's hatred of the monarchy rises from envy.  They see a life of wealth and privilege, without considering that someone would be living that life whether elected to it or born to it - indeed, the cost of maintaining former presidents, let alone the current one, far outweighs the costs of maintaining a royal family.  While I wouldn't argue with a system where those who fail to meet the standards of their country are stripped of their title and role (yes, Mr Andrew Windsor, the brick layer formerly known as Prince, I'm looking at you and your ilk), I would not change that system as a whole - though I certainly wouldn't want to be the one born into that role, as I don't envy them at all.

 

To end my little Sunday morning rant, a quote from Richard Dawkins, on the reality of a republic with an elected head of state. Spoken as a political commentator should that eventuate: "And we watch as President Becks, and First Lady Posh, board the presidential yacht, Boaty McBoatface on their trip to meet President Kanye West of the US" (Ok, I added the US bit).

 

Well said sir.

 

I happen to be an avowed monarchist, for a great many reasons, but the political argument which you advance for a hereditary monarch as our head of state is unassailable.

 

Goodness, we could have (most probably would have) ended up with "President Blair"!

[herfiehandbag]

4 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

To be fair, and in all due respect, your opinion doesn’t come into it.

 

That’s how monarchy works.

 

 

Mind you, his concerns about the stationery costs for the head of state's office do him credit!

[Mac Mickmanus]

13 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

I hope you are wrong. He knows what it's like to wait too long, and I hope he doesn't want William to suffer the same way.

Waiting to be crowned King , 70 years of suffering and pain ?

All those years living in a Castle without a crown , how did he get through such a difficult time ?

[James105]

21 hours ago, herfiehandbag said:

Well said sir.

 

I happen to be an avowed monarchist, for a great many reasons, but the political argument which you advance for a hereditary monarch as our head of state is unassailable.

 

Goodness, we could have (most probably would have) ended up with "President Blair"!

Sure, we may well have ended up with "President Blair", but he would not have been able to occupy the presidency for 70 years without challenge, nor would his kids automatically inherit the presidency upon his death.   Just because the Queen happened to be a good egg is not a reason to continue with a system that should be confined to the medieval period. 

[roo860]

10 minutes ago, James105 said:

Sure, we may well have ended up with "President Blair", but he would not have been able to occupy the presidency for 70 years without challenge, nor would his kids automatically inherit the presidency upon his death.   Just because the Queen happened to be a good egg is not a reason to continue with a system that should be confined to the medieval period. 

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[transam]

9 minutes ago, James105 said:

Sure, we may well have ended up with "President Blair", but he would not have been able to occupy the presidency for 70 years without challenge, nor would his kids automatically inherit the presidency upon his death.   Just because the Queen happened to be a good egg is not a reason to continue with a system that should be confined to the medieval period. 

Russia slaughtered their monarchy, just look what they have now.......????

 

The UK's Westminster has been around for centuries, where the peoples representatives discuss issues, sort of medieval, do you want that scrapped too...?

Do you want McDonald's big M as our modern day Crown symbol..?

 

Of course, you are not alone in your thoughts, but it is, in my opinion, from nobodies who envy....

 

[TKDfella]

On 9/10/2022 at 7:31 PM, possum1931 said:

I have always wondered what he has done to earn all these medals.

Maybe some Royal Family buff here can help out? Perhaps some are not 'achievement' as such but something bestowed upon him by institutions or other countries.

[James105]

43 minutes ago, transam said:

Russia slaughtered their monarchy, just look what they have now.......????

 

The UK's Westminster has been around for centuries, where the peoples representatives discuss issues, sort of medieval, do you want that scrapped too...?

Do you want McDonald's big M as our modern day Crown symbol..?

 

Of course, you are not alone in your thoughts, but it is, in my opinion, from nobodies who envy....

 

How on earth you can imagine that the Royal family is the only thing standing in the way of the UK turning into Russia is quite beyond comprehension for rational thinking people.   This must be the power of propaganda in action to be able to think that way, and as I saw from Covid time, some people are highly susceptible to propaganda.  

 

You are correct, we do have peoples (elected) representatives which begs the question or why there needs to be an extra (unelected) layer on top of that.   If you feel the need to have someone (that you don't know) to idolise and bow your head to there are plenty of options nowadays, from the equally untalented Love island contestants all the way up highly skilled footballers, scientists, musicians or tech moguls.