thread for KING CHARLES III (regnal name george vii)

heavy Claudian vibes

willigula is my emperor (and i am his horse)

Troops will begin firing at the exact moment when the crown is placed on the monarch's head.https://t.co/SkcRz8VAB5

— BBC West (@BBCBristol) April 29, 2023

please god

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kscmk_dusLc

in the clip: air chief marshal the lord peach and the 34th lord of the manor of scrivelsby, thornton and dalderby and patron of the living of scrivelsby-cum-dalderby, francis john fane marmion dymoke, a chartered accountant

pic.twitter.com/20Fo9iRtRH

— Sussex2020💙🌊😎💃🏾🇨🇺🇺🇸 (@sussex2020) April 30, 2023

1) In 1952, Charles didn't die.
2) In 1953, Charles didn't die.
3) In 1954, Charles didn't die.
4) In 1955, Charles didn't die.
5) In 1956, Charles didn't die.
6) In 1957, Charles didn't die.
7) In 1958, Charles didn't die.
8) In 1959, Charles didn't die.
9) In 1960, Charles didn pic.twitter.com/LhaafMtqna

— Samplo Corvodina (@TreborRhurbarb) May 1, 2023

(xp) Proud to be a Celtic fan

a new contender emerges

Would you pledge your allegiance to King Sooty? 👑 pic.twitter.com/0GweFevQgY

— The Sooty Show (@Sootyandco) May 2, 2023

^ Sweep wins that thread

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65458470

While reading out the oath, the archbishop will call upon "all persons of goodwill in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and of the other realms and the territories to make their homage, in heart and voice, to their undoubted King, defender of all".

The order of service will read: "All who so desire, in the abbey, and elsewhere, say together:

"I swear that I will pay true allegiance to Your Majesty, and to your heirs and successors, according to law. So help me God."

The oath will be followed by the sound of a fanfare.

The Archbishop of Canterbury will then proclaim: "God Save The King", and those willing will be asked to respond: "God Save King Charles. Long live King Charles. May the King live forever."

Totally normal behaviour in a democratic country in the 21st century oh wait...

He’s really modernising the institution just like they said

what's the fanfare going to play, the monty python theme?

This...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RVM0uhjFlA

The Archbishop of Canterbury will then proclaim: "God Save The King", and those willing will be asked to respond: "God Save King Charles. Long live King Charles. May the King live forever."

Totally normal behaviour in a democratic country in the 21st century oh wait...

― you gotta roll with the pączki to get to what's real (snoball), Tuesday, 2 May 2023 17:09 (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink

I remember L.Olivier shouting that on the official film of the Queen's coronation. It sounded bats even then!

Spain abolished coronations in 1494, Norway in 1908, the Benelux countries have never had them, just to give an indication of how behind the curve we are.

Disestablishment would effectively end coronations as they are religious ceremonies, so if the CoE continues on its current trajectory it might mean Wills doesn't have one, let's see...

£250M i saw someone quoting yesterday

charles iii caving to wokery before the crown has even touched his head, this country is going to the dogs mate

It's a centuries-old tradition to present new British monarchs with lamprey pie. But the fish pie for the coronation of King Charles III on Saturday will contain no lampreys.

The jawless, eel-like creatures are endangered. https://t.co/58oxCVR14d pic.twitter.com/PXM3wXcT73

— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 2, 2023

you'd think there would be enough jawless, eel-like creatures among the ranks of the royal family to make up for any shortfall

Chinless rather than jawless tbf.

Uhoh https://t.co/gQXuwa2Z0w pic.twitter.com/5qwhGSoqZX

— thierry ennui (@alexeptable) May 3, 2023

[Westminster Abbey]
Me: [chanting] surfeit, surfeit
Others attending: surfeit, SURFEIT
Archbishop of Canterbury: [pounding his er chasuble] SURFEIT, SURFEIT, SURFEIT!

What Nick Cave thinks about all this has now become a thing, and it sucks shit.

This, from Nick Cave, is a magnificent and superfluous justification for curiosity and nuance and holding competing thoughts. pic.twitter.com/qYUR6z50gv

— Stig Abell (@StigAbell) May 3, 2023

Nuance is it

More nuance to be found here,:

the queen only gets one coronation per lifetime. And you just jacked off to it

— irish hog man (@dril) May 3, 2023

the only bizarre thing is how idiots nod along to this tawdry pantomime

Don’t understand why Nick Cave is calling the coronation the ‘most important historical event of our age.’ It’s an elderly man getting to wear a crown at last. It’s ridiculous. And Brits are paying 100mill for this vanity parade when the country is broke.

— JEANETTE WINTERSON (@Wintersonworld) May 3, 2023

I'm feeling a powerful and quite positive appreciation for why the coldblooded murderous excesses of revolutions have frequently got out of control throughout history. Oh yes, it's another fucking royal weekend.

Most European countries have inbred royal families running about the place, Nick, it's not really any kind of evidence of a deeply eccentric naturr at all. Acknowledging them officially is embarassing yes but even there the UK's not the only one.

Albania's King Zog never got this kind of treatment, despite having a properly regal name

kneel before zog

Maybe it was the lighting, but she actually glowed

https://i.postimg.cc/7LFzxjpG/AB4417-EC-A9-AC-46-F2-B24-C-3-E40-E8-F023-A2.gif

Having an inexplicable attachment to the status quo isn’t remotely interesting or worthy of all those words. It makes you a fucking middle Englander.

I think it makes him what he is - a posh Anglo-Australian.

A cunt

Well, I don't know, I've met some OK posh Australians!

Yeah no I have no opinion on that, I was just responding to “it makes him what he is” And I just filled in from there

I know, just joking. Also remembering an old boy I used to know, Colin, who literally went to the poshest school in Australia, what a character he was.

Calz is going to come in here and make some joke about you adjusting your monocle as you typed that, you know

I wouldn't have been surprised if Colin had worn a monocle at some point tbh.

Stig is really sucking up to Australia these days.

Hello to folk in Australia and New Zealand, one of my favourite parts of the world. So pleased that Death Under a Little Sky is published today. I hope a bit of UK rural, romantic crime fiction is up your collective alleys. https://t.co/0LBTWQn6vA pic.twitter.com/ZM7b0mLc5R

— Stig Abell (@StigAbell) May 3, 2023

Boy, a double first from Emmanuel College sure does open a lot of doors.

Look who else is asking big questions.

when you know you've asked an excellent question pic.twitter.com/yQzjWkCRUn

— hippo king archibald (@SamuraiApology) May 3, 2023

perhaps it's time for a rethink about the drivel that you are frequently posting when you get the pensive "excellent question" nod from Lolico!

Thinking is not something Bastani does.

Yes I know you are a bunch of cunts.

Our tolerance for any disruption, whether through protest or otherwise, will be low.

We will deal robustly with anyone intent on undermining this celebration.

🧵🔽

— Metropolitan Police (@metpoliceuk) May 3, 2023

I was surprised the fascism was quite so open

Not going to read it but lol

Where Prince Charles Went Wrong https://t.co/zxOfR1xF0I via @NewYorker

— Joyce Carol Oates (@JoyceCarolOates) May 4, 2023

Today on Extremely Normal Island: my 9-year-old was threatened with being put into solitary 'reflection time' if he didn't sing the coronation song and the national anthem.

— Ali Phipps (@alisonphipps) May 4, 2023

fucking heil. And UK politicians have the nerve to condemn the authoritarian excesses of the PRC.