It's just been announced that Prince William had covid at the same time as Prince Charles. With a 94 year old queen that could easily have put us in the position where Prince George would suddenly be King George. Clearly a regent would need to be appointed, but who? Andrew? Edward? Harry?
//Clearly a regent would need to be appointed, but who? Andrew? Edward? Harry?//
Lord preserve us - would it be the best of a bad bunch? Maybe time for the monarchy to be abolished? They are all full of their own importance and I would be more concerned about a member of my family having covid than I would about any member of the royal family.
//The need for Kings and Queens has had its day now.//
that would require a serious change in the law. how many parties with a realistic chance of being elected currently have republicanism in their manifesto?
George the First was always reckoned
Vile, but viler George the Second;
And what mortal ever heard
Any good of George the Third?
When from Earth the Fourth descended
God be praised! The Georges ended!
The story
The observant reader will deduce that this was written sometime before the accession of George V, never mind George VI. By the way, that’s not a typo in the fifth line – the word is indeed “descended”, as in going downwards after death.