Re: Royal succession - chipping away at tradition : Wed Dec 12, 2012 8:58 am  

Stand-Offish wrote:

My dear boy, queens are always gay.

Do you think Dally may well have misunderstood in that bar in Bangkok?

Re: Royal succession - chipping away at tradition : Wed Dec 12, 2012 12:50 pm  

Dead Man Walking wrote:

If the child is female then she should be in line for the throne even if any born after are male.

In that case there should be proper equality.

As it stands now a man who is/becomes King gets married his wife is the Queen.
A woman who is/becomes Queen gets married her husband is not the King.

Re: Royal succession - chipping away at tradition : Wed Dec 12, 2012 2:03 pm  

Stand-Offish wrote:

My dear boy, queens are always gay.

Sense of humour not your strong point?

[Durham Giant]

Re: Royal succession - chipping away at tradition : Wed Dec 12, 2012 2:08 pm  

Tis a pity that when it comes to tinkering with tradition that we do not follow the lead of the Russians, French or Parlimentarians when it comes to tinkering with royal succession.

Re: Royal succession - chipping away at tradition : Wed Dec 12, 2012 2:28 pm  

You're not proposing murder of course.

[tb]

Re: Royal succession - chipping away at tradition : Wed Dec 12, 2012 9:01 pm  

Ferocious Aardvark wrote: http://privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/privy-council/privy-council-members/privy-counsellors/ I wouldn't like to have to make the sandwiches. Who the hell is Edward Zacca when he's at home?

Ferocious Aardvark wrote: http://privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/privy-council/privy-council-members/privy-counsellors/ I wouldn't like to have to make the sandwiches. Who the hell is Edward Zacca when he's at home?

Re: Royal succession - chipping away at tradition : Wed Dec 12, 2012 9:31 pm  

tb wrote:

Who the hell is Edward Zacca when he's at home?

Someone else deemed worthy enough to wipe a monarch's anus.

Re: Royal succession - chipping away at tradition : Thu Dec 13, 2012 11:24 am  

Rooster Booster wrote:

Someone else deemed worthy enough to wipe a monarch's anus.

Robert Mugabe ahs two blokes to do that for him, or he certainly did have in 1990