The King

[Tessa K]

Would they really have the coronation on the same day as the FA Cup Final? June 3 is the widely touted date

But they've gone for 6th May


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World Turtle Day

[Gfamily]

Would they really have the coronation on the same day as the FA Cup Final? June 3 is the widely touted date

But they've gone for 6th May
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World Turtle Day

It's turtles all the way down - a bit like the monarchy in a way...

[dyqik]

Would they really have the coronation on the same day as the FA Cup Final? June 3 is the widely touted date

But they've gone for 6th May


ETA linky

Couldn't it be two days earlier?

Spoiler:

The 5th anniversary of me joining the Rebel Alliance - i.e. getting US citizenship

[lpm]

6 May 2023?

That's one of the days when I refuse to recognise Charles Windsor as anyone special, even if on that date he styles himself king in some farcical aquatic ceremony.

[dyqik]

6 May 2023?

That's one of the days when I refuse to recognise Charles Windsor as anyone special, even if on that date he styles himself king in some farcical aquatic ceremony.

So you're hoping for heavy rain, leading to the Thames bursting its banks at Westminster, all because some hapless Tory minister got the Thames Barrier switched off in the closed position?

[lpm]

... with sewage from Thames Water filling the Abbey and some of Putin's dolphins swimming in with mines.

[Boustrophedon]

So we don't even get a Bank Holiday.

[Gfamily]

Couldn't it be two days earlier?

Got me thinking about the royal family in Star Wars. According to the Wookiepedia, Princess Leia's father was King Kayos. Which sounds beautifully appropriate for our times*

*well; with enough hindsight the people who enjoy the re-built world will think it beautifully appropriate

[TimW]

It can't be that day, Pompey are playing Wycombe - last game of the season.

[Gfamily]

It can't be that day, Pompey are playing Wycombe - last game of the season.

Don't worry, he's said he wants a pared back ceremony; so it'll be done in a Register Office, and it'll be a platter of sandwiches from Greggs on the side for the celebration (maybe a box of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts if the budget allows). I'm sure the match will go ahead.

[Lew Dolby]

Yaye - I'll be out of the country. But only in France and the French seem quite besotted with the Royal Family.

[Also, I'll be there for the Cup Final on the 13th]

[Bird on a Fire]

I dunno. Sounds like an excuse for a knees-up.

You can always drop republican talking points if you go to one.

[plodder]

I dunno. Sounds like an excuse for a knees-up.

You can always drop republican talking points if you go to one.

A knees up with morons. f.ck that.

[Tessa K]

I dunno. Sounds like an excuse for a knees-up.

You can always drop republican talking points if you go to one.

A knees up with morons. f.ck that.

Or an anti-coronation party? That could be fun. Can you get a cake shaped like a guillotine?

[Martin Y]

... Can you get a cake shaped like a guillotine?

Self-slicing. What a brilliant idea.

[shpalman]

... Can you get a cake shaped like a guillotine?

Self-slicing. What a brilliant idea.

It's the best thing since sliced cake.

(because there's no bread etc.)

[Grumble]

Speaking of the king, I was in a Conservative club tonight. Can report they still have a pic of the queen in the bar. Presumably until there’s an official portrait of Charles III, but maybe they haven’t heard?

Perhaps I should tell them, loudly and clearly.

[Martin_B]

Speaking of the king, I was in a Conservative club tonight. Can report they still have a pic of the queen in the bar. Presumably until there’s an official portrait of Charles III, but maybe they haven’t heard?

Perhaps I should tell them, loudly and clearly.

It being a Con Club, they might put up a pic of Liz Truss!

[dyqik]

Speaking of the king, I was in a Conservative club tonight. Can report they still have a pic of the queen in the bar. Presumably until there’s an official portrait of Charles III, but maybe they haven’t heard?

Perhaps I should tell them, loudly and clearly.

It being a Con Club, they might put up a pic of Liz Truss!

Only in the toilet. She's not going to displace Saint Maggie of Grantham.

[Brightonian]

Charles to Truss, when she comes for her weekly meeting: "So you've come back again", and "Dear oh dear": https://twitter.com/PippaCrerar/status/ ... 8885204992

[Grumble]

Charles to Truss, when she comes for her weekly meeting: "So you've come back again", and "Dear oh dear": https://twitter.com/PippaCrerar/status/ ... 8885204992

I’m sure he’s staying completely neutral

[dyqik]

Charles to Truss, when she comes for her weekly meeting: "So you've come back again", and "Dear oh dear": https://twitter.com/PippaCrerar/status/ ... 8885204992

I’m sure he’s staying completely neutral

Those are merely expressions of sympathy.

[Bird on a Fire]

Good bantz from the king there IMHO.

[dyqik]

Good bantz from the king there IMHO.

"You've survived long enough to come to the palace again?"

[Bird on a Fire]

Good bantz from the king there IMHO.

"You've survived long enough to come to the palace again?"

Yes, that's how I heard it. "Surprised to see you! Still in the job then?"