The Royal Mega Thread, Part II

[thejackiedaytona]

Did Harry appear on the balcony with the family? I missed the balcony scene. Going to garage sales was more important to me.

[grandknight]

Charles' posture was terrible while he was walking. All I could hear was a former teacher's voice saying "stand up straight!"

[shellee]

May 7, 2023 12:25:48 GMT Sarzy said:

^ Yeah the widow of a King becomes Dowager Queen.

Please forgive my ignorance, but if she becomes the Dowager Queen, does that mean that William will have to wait for her to die to become King? That kinda sucks for him.

[no1novice]

Nope because the king is dead he'll become King Bald + Petulent.
She only had the title due to her husband.

I found this for you that explains it better

Before she very sadly passed away this week, Queen Elizabeth II confirmed she wants Prince Charles’s wife, Duchess Camilla, to become Queen Consort upon his ascension to the throne. But this whole queen consort thing is actually pretty major news considering the fact that Charles and Camilla were denying she’d take the title as recently as 2020, when their rep told The Times the following:

“The intention is for the duchess to be known as Princess Consort when the prince accedes to the throne. This was announced at the time of the marriage and there has been absolutely no change at all.”

Change of plans aside, Queen Elizabeth couldn’t have made her support more clear with this statement: “It is my sincere wish that, when that time comes, Camilla will be known as Queen Consort as she continues her own loyal service.”

But before you start mentally preparing yourself to call Duchess Camilla “Queen Camilla,” please note there’s a huge difference between a queen and a queen consort. And Camilla is 100 percent not going to be the former. And while we’re here, there are actually five different “types” of queens in the United Kingdom, so let’s go through them all, shall we?

A Straight-Up Queen (Aka a Queen Regnant)

A queen, or queen regnant, is a monarch with the same rank as a king, who reigns over her kingdom (in this case, the United Kingdom) and has sovereign, military, and political powers. Simple!!!! Done!!!!!!

A Queen Consort



While a queen consort holds the female equivalent of her husband’s title(s) and has a fancy crown all to herself, she does *not* share the king’s sovereignty nor does she share his political and military powers. Also, FYI, the British royal family website notes that a queen consort “is crowned with the king, in a similar but simpler ceremony.” Got it? Cool, that covers the difference between Queen Consort Camilla and Queen Elizabeth II, but let’s not forget about these other queens….

A Queen Regent

Not to be confused with the queen regnant, a queen regent is the adult guardian of a child monarch and rules in their stead until that child comes of age. So, like, if for some reason Prince George finds himself crowned king at the tender age of 9, the queen regent’s job would basically be holding the throne for him. (Regents can also rule in the stead of an adult monarch who is otherwise incapacitated.)

A Queen Dowager

This is the widow of a king. As a queen dowager, she still has the title and importance of her former queen consort position, but she isn’t actually queen consort anymore due to a new monarch being on the throne. If Charles were to pass away before Camilla, she would become a queen dowager.

A Queen Mother

This one is slightly complicated. A queen mother is basically a queen dowager who also happens to be the mother of the reigning monarch. Obviously, Camilla is not future monarch Prince William’s mother, so she will not be known as a queen mother. However, Queen Elizabeth II’s mom, also named Elizabeth, was known as the Queen Mother—although she was also technically a queen dowager due to being the widow of King George VI.

[Taniwha]

May 7, 2023 16:58:14 GMT thejackiedaytona said:

Did Harry appear on the balcony with the family? I missed the balcony scene. Going to garage sales was more important to me.

He high tailed it out of there as soon as it was over to get on a flight back to California. 

[shellee]

May 7, 2023 17:45:03 GMT no1novice said:

Nope because the king is dead he'll become King Bald + Petulent.
She only had the title due to her husband.

I found this for you that explains it better

Before she very sadly passed away this week, Queen Elizabeth II confirmed she wants Prince Charles’s wife, Duchess Camilla, to become Queen Consort upon his ascension to the throne. But this whole queen consort thing is actually pretty major news considering the fact that Charles and Camilla were denying she’d take the title as recently as 2020, when their rep told The Times the following:

“The intention is for the duchess to be known as Princess Consort when the prince accedes to the throne. This was announced at the time of the marriage and there has been absolutely no change at all.”

Change of plans aside, Queen Elizabeth couldn’t have made her support more clear with this statement: “It is my sincere wish that, when that time comes, Camilla will be known as Queen Consort as she continues her own loyal service.”

But before you start mentally preparing yourself to call Duchess Camilla “Queen Camilla,” please note there’s a huge difference between a queen and a queen consort. And Camilla is 100 percent not going to be the former. And while we’re here, there are actually five different “types” of queens in the United Kingdom, so let’s go through them all, shall we?

A Straight-Up Queen (Aka a Queen Regnant)

A queen, or queen regnant, is a monarch with the same rank as a king, who reigns over her kingdom (in this case, the United Kingdom) and has sovereign, military, and political powers. Simple!!!! Done!!!!!!

A Queen Consort



While a queen consort holds the female equivalent of her husband’s title(s) and has a fancy crown all to herself, she does *not* share the king’s sovereignty nor does she share his political and military powers. Also, FYI, the British royal family website notes that a queen consort “is crowned with the king, in a similar but simpler ceremony.” Got it? Cool, that covers the difference between Queen Consort Camilla and Queen Elizabeth II, but let’s not forget about these other queens….

A Queen Regent

Not to be confused with the queen regnant, a queen regent is the adult guardian of a child monarch and rules in their stead until that child comes of age. So, like, if for some reason Prince George finds himself crowned king at the tender age of 9, the queen regent’s job would basically be holding the throne for him. (Regents can also rule in the stead of an adult monarch who is otherwise incapacitated.)

A Queen Dowager

This is the widow of a king. As a queen dowager, she still has the title and importance of her former queen consort position, but she isn’t actually queen consort anymore due to a new monarch being on the throne. If Charles were to pass away before Camilla, she would become a queen dowager.

A Queen Mother

This one is slightly complicated. A queen mother is basically a queen dowager who also happens to be the mother of the reigning monarch. Obviously, Camilla is not future monarch Prince William’s mother, so she will not be known as a queen mother. However, Queen Elizabeth II’s mom, also named Elizabeth, was known as the Queen Mother—although she was also technically a queen dowager due to being the widow of King George VI.

Have I told you lately that I love you? ❤️❤️

[czb]

but wait. queen sidepiece (QS) does not appear on the list but is my name for her. but i noticed that she had a big QR embroidered on her gown. so does that mean she is queen regnant? not so subtle, is she.

[no1novice]

May 7, 2023 17:58:17 GMT shellee said:

May 7, 2023 17:45:03 GMT no1novice said:

Nope because the king is dead he'll become King Bald + Petulent.
She only had the title due to her husband.

I found this for you that explains it better

Have I told you lately that I love you? ❤️❤️

Not today 😉

I was just reading that Prince Petulent & Cathy were 5 mins late & Charles + Queen Sidepiece (thanks CZB!) Had to wait in their carriage outside while they arrived. 🤣🤣🤣

King Charles III complained that 'we can never be on time' as he waited in the Diamond Jubilee State Coach ahead of his Coronation, lip readers claimed today.

The monarch was caught on camera speaking to Queen Camilla inside the coach after they arrived five minutes early at Westminster Abbey and ended up waiting in their coach outside.

A well-placed source said that, while most members of the Royal Family ‘breathed a sigh of relief’ that Harry didn’t join them, the King, 74, seemed ‘genuinely quite disappointed that he didn’t stay’.

Before they started eating, Prince William, 40, stood and congratulated his father on such a momentous day.

Charles replied, thanking everyone who had worked hard to make the day so special.

The King raised a glass to his three grandchildren Prince George – who also served as a Page of Honour – Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, who were among the stars of the show and carried out their public appearances with aplomb.

But he made a point of also toasting ‘those that weren’t there’ and wished his other grandson a very happy birthday ‘wherever he was’.

He could have been there if you weren't such a dick.

[kittylady]

May 7, 2023 7:41:56 GMT sassiness said:

May 6, 2023 13:59:38 GMT kittylady said:

Oh God, I hope that's just a bad shot and a frumpy dress on Carrie Johnson and she's not knocked up by that rutting idiot yet again...

Nah, that looks like a baby belly. Oh god. That last thing we need is more BoJos. 

I'm starting to think that the man is part-Tribble thanks to his stupid hair and constant reproduction.  I hope Carrie doesn't think that weighing him down with sprogs will keep him under control. It didn't work for his other wives.

[angeli]

May 7, 2023 14:06:50 GMT MsDark said:

There's a bunch of reasons his fingers could be looking like this. Especially at his age.

I'm going with psoriatic arthritis. I feel like if he had CHF he wouldn't be able to keep the schedule he does.

Psoriatic arthritis might also explain his posture. I didn't watch the coronation except in news highlights later, but Charles did not look well to me. He looked sad and tired and just worn out. He's 74, so he's old and he looks it. I remember British astrologers saying 40 years ago that Charles would never be king, that it wasn't in his stars. But I guess they were wrong.

[no1novice]

Surprise

[charmedhour]

re: Camilla’s robe- I think it was “CR” for Camilla Regina (Queen) and is part of her cypher.

[sassiness]

May 7, 2023 16:58:14 GMT thejackiedaytona said:

Did Harry appear on the balcony with the family? I missed the balcony scene. Going to garage sales was more important to me.

Nope. Straight from Westminster abbey to Heathrow to catch his flight home. 

[Sarzy]

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12059047/William-Kate-lead-nation-Bank-Holiday-Monday-volunteering-Big-Help-Out.html

[lindsaywhit]

Damn.  Poor George is hitting the Windsor Fug quite early and hard. Still, his age tends to be awkward - he might come out of it for a bit in his late teens/early twenties.