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The Queen is dead. Long live the King? What changes will there be because of the new King and Queen?

Posted - September 8, 2022

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  • 10535
    I think the only changes will be tears in the Royal bathroom. Charles's will never be as loved as his mother was so his royal tears will be falling. Cheers!
      September 8, 2022 2:56 PM MDT
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  • 22921
    I guess we just wait and see.

    (I gasped a bit when I first heard of her death today.)

    Deaths are challenging for all of us. It matters not if people are famous, of celebrity status, or people in power, changes are involved, for sure. Death challenges all of us.
      September 8, 2022 4:09 PM MDT
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  • 1898
    Right Welby! I assume because it is so non-negotiable and begs no further inquiry except religion and forensics I guess. 
      September 20, 2022 8:28 PM MDT
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  • 16264
    Now that the Queen is dead, who needs a king? It's well past time for Australia to grow up, cut the apron strings and become a republic.
      September 8, 2022 5:45 PM MDT
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  • 32700
    Will the King allow that?
      September 9, 2022 11:06 AM MDT
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  • 16264
    A referendum is required to alter the Constitution. The Monarch is a figurehead, wields no power and his opinion is not required.
      September 9, 2022 9:13 PM MDT
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  • 4631
    According to his current powers under the Westminster System, he could not prevent it.
      September 11, 2022 1:51 AM MDT
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  • 4631
    Trouble is, there are several models of a new constitution waiting in the wings, but none have been published. We're in the dark about what the constitutional reformers and would be Republicans want to achieve.
     
    Personally, I wouldn't vote for a Republic unless I knew it included significant improvements to our Constitution.
    And I think everyone should have a right to be involved in the process of deciding what those would be. Yep, I acknowledge there'd be loads of argy-bargy before getting a consensus, but that's exactly what a functional democratic process needs. This post was edited by inky at September 11, 2022 6:59 AM MDT
      September 11, 2022 1:50 AM MDT
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  • 16264
    They tried that, but it needs to be led by somebody who DOESN'T have a vested interest in maintaining the status quo. Little Johnny was a staunch monarchist, so he torpedoed the convention and subsequent referendum by loading it with irrelevancies.
      September 11, 2022 5:46 AM MDT
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  • 9896
    A certain former president will not dominate the headlines for a day or two.
      September 9, 2022 6:00 AM MDT
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  • 32700
    I doubt it. 
      September 9, 2022 8:03 AM MDT
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  • 44237
    He will declare himself a powerful monarch and start lopping off heads.
      September 9, 2022 10:45 AM MDT
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  • 32700
    Nah. That result in the loss of his head. 
      September 9, 2022 11:05 AM MDT
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  • 316
    All our new coins will have a new face on them.
      New King and queen consort, not Queen. This post was edited by Maurice214 at September 11, 2022 12:47 PM MDT
      September 9, 2022 4:07 PM MDT
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  • 10049
    I don't think they can make any meaningful changes. New coins and portraits hanging in the castle? 

    I have never understood fascination or interest in royalty, particularly by Americans, and especially since Diana's death.  
      September 9, 2022 11:07 PM MDT
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  • 4631
    I would imagine not many.
    Charles III will probably be more open with the public about what goes on within the monarchy and its ceremonial roles.
    He's likely to abstain from expressing any personal views about politics.
    But he might gently foster the idea that dealing with climate change needs to become a bipartisan issue.
      September 11, 2022 2:00 AM MDT
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  • 44237
      September 11, 2022 7:00 AM MDT
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