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The Leopard
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Report Mr Eboue • June 2, 2014 10:59 PM BST
Seeing as the next in line to the throne has the intellect of a Turnip I'd say no.
Report The Leopard • June 2, 2014 11:01 PM BST
He has more opinions than his mother....of whom we have no idea about her views
Report spellingandgrammarchecker • June 2, 2014 11:05 PM BST
If it meant Charles could by bypassed and the gig went to William I'd say yes. That will never happen of course and it's not beyond the realms of possibility that the Queen will outlive Charles anyway. I think she could keep on trucking as the very thought of Charles being King literally makes me want to puke.
Report The Leopard • June 2, 2014 11:15 PM BST
Spelling....he is not perfect...but you'd think Her Maj would want to put her feet up.
Report Mr Eboue • June 2, 2014 11:26 PM BST
She hasn't put a foot wrong in 5 decades. Not one controversial comment. Not one.

Charles is an absolute prat. I'd hate the idea of him being King.
Report doantwin2easy • June 2, 2014 11:30 PM BST
they don't do anything anyway the royals. the gig is just to stay out of bother (which the Spanish King and family were having trouble with), turn up every now and again in a gold carriage for pics, approve the constitution (ha), raise a few bob, ride the odd Chinook and attract Americans.

so the Queen may as well sit on her throne till she cops it.
Report Mc Moonbeam • June 2, 2014 11:41 PM BST
She hasn't put a foot wrong in 5 decades.

Well not difficult .. she only speaks on Christmas day !
Report The Leopard • June 2, 2014 11:45 PM BST
...and it's all written for her even then.
Report Mc Moonbeam • June 2, 2014 11:58 PM BST
apparently she's busy running the Ukranian war from her bedroom Plain
Report kincsem • June 3, 2014 12:07 AM BST
No abdication.  Keep on Monarching.  And enjoy the Derby on Saturday.
Report Back High Lay Low • June 3, 2014 3:59 AM BST
She could abdicate directly to George in the spirit of King Henry
Report dustybin • June 3, 2014 8:23 AM BST
Nein, sie muss abdanken!!

She should be allowed to die on the throne (just like elvis) for doing a sterling job.
Then the whole place should be made into a museum and mothballed, the inbreds disbanded and the whole preposterous ethereal nonsense of one family ruling others should be ended for good.
Take away the civil list and make the 'windsors' be forced into work just like 'ordinary folk'.
Report akabula • June 3, 2014 6:19 PM BST
Arise King Charles. A man for all seasons. Cool
Report Wesdag • June 3, 2014 8:36 PM BST
Must be really hard shaking all those hands and getting all those free dinners.

Any country that still has a monarchy is a country firmly stuck in the past.
Report akabula • June 3, 2014 9:18 PM BST
Maybe so Wesdag but the monarchy is a cash cow for the uk and the envy of most of the world.
Report brendanuk1 • June 3, 2014 9:54 PM BST
guillotine imo.

Most of the world think its quaint and backward. Like the Amish, carts instead of cars, hth
Report The Leopard • June 3, 2014 10:50 PM BST
You French , Brendan?
Report brendanuk1 • June 4, 2014 7:42 AM BST
Non
Report dustybin • June 4, 2014 8:37 AM BST
Maybe so Wesdag but the monarchy is a cash cow for the uk and the envy of most of the world.

People actually do research on these claims and suggest that its actually false, people come to see history and therefore it doesn't have to still be in operation.

Id also challenge the theory that its the envy of the world. So people actually want a made up doctrine that has no basis in fact (that one family has a right to rule over others) the only reason they are no longer despotic is because of the civil war and the parliamentarians, but look how that one turned out.
You got one set of inbreds suggesting they should be able to rule with tyranny and another clique who decide on the laws between themselves.
Report The Knight • June 4, 2014 10:38 AM BST
Absolutely, and here are the main reasons why - IMO, of course.

1/ She could be there to help and guide Charles. Without her, I wonder if he will put his foot in it more often than not.

2/ It would avoid the absolute avalanche of media idiocy which is going to accompany her death. When she does die it will be terribly, terribly sad but the slightly older and more sensible ones among us will despair at what will be a completely OTT carry on from the media and the younger generations.

Christ, people cry now because their football team concedes a goal. I can imagine what it will be like when Liz passes away and I fear it.
Report dustybin • June 4, 2014 10:46 AM BST
there's always taxidermy
Report johnnythebull • June 4, 2014 11:44 AM BST
what would she do?
she can't really go back home...has lost touch with the teutonic relatives
she'd just be sat twiddling her thumbs
hold on a minuteGrin
Report Vubiant • June 4, 2014 11:46 AM BST
You don't mean ....oh , apparently  you do.Shocked
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