General Chat

Hi, It's pretty clear from what I said on another thread that I am no Royalist but, as the constitution stands, Charles will be king and Camilla queen, if she so chooses. I think Charles is a bit dim, frankly, but amiable enough. Like the rest of his family he can have no concept of what life is like for real people who have to run their own baths. He speaks out against pollution etc but has his own gas guzzling car shipped out when he travels abroad, yet cannot see the hypocrisy in that. I think he'll be an OK king. I quite like Camilla who seems to behave naturally when dealing with people. I certainly prefer her to Diana who had so many 'issues' it was easy to see why the marriage didn't last. I cannot understand her parents encouraging her to marry a fuddy duddy so much older than herself, other than a desire to see their decendents as Kings. And maybe one of them should have mentioned the bulimia. If we had a choice I'd have Anne as the next monarch. Gwynne

For those wanting William or Harry to be king instead Please remember They appear to be down to earth etc...but are they ? They have lived and still do, a privileged life. They have little idea of how Joe public lives, they never truly will. What we see as extravagant, they see as normal. Yes they are having fun and being 'Lads' to the best of their ability. Make one of them king and protocol takes over. They do as advised, just as the queen does, and Charles does (even now) Everyone loved Charles before he married Di. People forget he like his sons he was young and free.. I dont think he wanted to get married in the first place to anyone. Protocol the queen and Joe public wanted Charles to get married. The rush began to find a bride, and along came Di. She ticked all the right boxes and the rest is history. It was protocol which bound them together for so long, If he'd been allowed to divorce earlier I believe he would have. The marriage wouldn't have continued in such a bitter way for so long (anger destroys everything and lots are said in anger) and Diana may still have been alive today (maybe she wouldn't either ) They may have ended their relationship more amicably (as Andy and Fergie did) And maybe the world wouldn't be so against Charles either.