She has less than two years to beat Louis XIV's record. I am rooting for her to make it. Edit: Thanks for all of the likes and comments. Edit Two: Long live the King.
@Homeward Bound Not really. There's documentation of Romans living to be 100 years old. As with any statistics, it's easy to misinterpret them. The average life expectancy was certainly lower in the 17th century, but that's only because infant mortality was so high. Once you made it through childhood, you'd likely live into your 60s/70s. Currently, medicine doesn't really make us live longer, but rather keeps us healthy for longer.
I believe once the Queen is gone people will begin to view the monarchy differently, they will constantly compare Charles’s reign to his mother’s and he will always come up short.
@@jimmyjames1411 I definitely suggest that. And I love tradition and I identify as conservative. But the dissolution of the monarchy is long past due. Here in the USA, we have a saying that goes “We fought a war 240 years ago, so we no longer have to care about those people.”
@@LyleFrancisDelp yeah but Commonwealth country’s have everything figured out better than America, I love being under commonwealth having fair wages and Medicare, don’t fix what isn’t broken
My guess is that more nations will leave the Commonwealth after Elizabeth dies, as several have stated that they are only staying in now out of respect for her. However, I don't think the monarchy will be abolished completely, though Charles does want to trim it down a good bit.
@@allanlank yes, of course for now the commonwealth may still be growing but Jennifer is saying AFTER the Queen dies, some places might slowly leave. We don’t know how Charles will maintain the level of respect his mother has.
@Jennifer Kiesel Have you given any thought to another disintegration? I'm referring to the possible demise of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and N. Ireland. I've often noticed how the ongoing state of the Commonwealth post-QEII seems to preoccupy everyone, but no one seems to be too concerned with the possible dissolution of the U.K.🫠. Is that not a possible future reality?
@@wyzemann I've been thinking of making Northern Ireland into a Canadian Province, just like Newfoundland in 1949. Northern Ireland would get more autonomy, Canada would get better access to the EU, and the Irish Republic would get access to NAFTA. WIN, WIN, WIN.
I’d say in Charles generation the only one who’s proven that they deserve to be monarch is Anne. She’s the least problematic of the four royals and she’s an awesome person in general. If the council did pick someone no matter the order I’d go Anne followed by William for head of state.
Coming back to this now she has passed....is surreal reading the comments. Rest in peace , your Majesty. You more than earned that. 👑. The new King has the toughest Act to follow in my opinion.
It’s not like she doesn’t know the drill! She became Queen when her father, the King, died. She knows exactly what’s going to happen. They actually have massive practice drills she can see from Buckingham Palace windows and Windsor Castle.
Tberes nothing worng with wanting to know what happens after her death, lindsay approached it with much more class and objectivity than a lot of other videos
The Queen has been monarch for so long that there are very few people who remember a time before her reign and none at all in Parliament. So, at this point, the death of a monarch and the accession of a new one is effectively unprecedented.
You got to remember that approx 90% + people alive in the UK & world have only ever known Elizabeth to be the Queen. I feel once she dies a lot more people will view it negatively and it will lay open to more opinions about if the monarchy is still needed (I do, as I know how many tourists come to the UK just to see the Queen and it’s castles) a lot of businesses would struggle without it! William would be far better suited.
I agree. William would be better. The only consolation is that Charles won't be on the thrown for very long. We will get William In my lifetime and maybe even George
Whats interesting is the parallel to Edward VII. He too had a long wait. And many feared his frivolous manner would mean he would be a bad king. Whereas it is true that he was a trend-setter and fashion icon, and loved for being a man of the people, no one thought him capable of hard work and serious ruling (insofar as a constitutional monarch rules). But, as it turns out, donning the crown changes men. He became a very good king. Edward VII used his great skill with people to create the alliances that put Germany at a grave disadvantage. He saw correctly the danger his nephew represented. In return Wilhelm loathed and loved him as he did Britain.
Same with George IV who waited a long time, became Prince Regent and then only reigned for ten years before he died and then was succeeded by his younger brother William. Both had outlived the Duke of Kent the fourth son of George III and also Queen Victoria's father.
I honestly think it's good for William not to have to worry about being King until his children are older, as busy as he is I'm sure he gets to spend more time raising his kids than he would as the reigning monarch.
Charles' parents will have lived into their late nineties. He can probably live as long. He may wish to step down in his late eighties for William just like other European monarchs of late, particularly if his health declines. Louis would be at university. Charles clearly wants his son's family life to be stable & happy for them all. It's a family partnership to perform service. Very admirable.
Except if Charles becomes King I hope my country will want to become a republic since the thought of that woman sitting up there with him turns my stomach!
Lindsay, I love your topics. I have noticed just recently that Charles is looking almost as old as his mother and I find that very fascinating. So, I am curious to see if I'll be around to find out if he succeeds her as I am in my 70's too. Excellent videos as always Lindsay.
Charles has partied too hard His attitude of entitlement apparently included his good health; he hasn't taken care of himself. Anyway, I have noticed the same thing that you have. He looks horrible!
@@jaynecampbell4396 Charles I lost his head, Charles II lost his attempts in 1652, and I think Charles III will lose his throne. He will most likely abdicate in favor of his more popular son, whom I fully support to become King William V.
The Queens reign outlived my grandmothers and my mothers entire lives. Her reign has been 1952- and counting my grandmother life was 1954-2020 and my mom was 1976-2021.
Personally, I would think it DEPLORABLE, TO CROWN CAMILLA ANYTHING!!! She, & Chuckie are not worthy of the time of day.... Charles used Diana, she was nothing more than a place for him to "Dump His Load"... HE BROKE DIANA'S HEART, DIANA LOVED CHARLES, REALLY LOVED HIM!! Not only LOVE, DIANA ADORED HIM ALSO... "Charles has waited all his life to become King"🤴 TO BAD CHARLES, . DIANA SAVED HERSELF ALL HER LIFE, A VIRGIN, YOU WEREN'T WORTHY OF HER, OR HER VIRGINITY... ...... DON'T EVER FORGET ...... REMEMBER HOW YOU CRIED IN THE STREETS BACK IN 1997 ??? YOUR HEARTS WERE BROKEN, THE "PEOPLES PRINCESS" WAS DEAD!! MANY OF YOU SWORE THEN, THAT CHARLES WOULD NEVER BE CROWNED KING, YOU CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN PEOPLE... USE YOUR VOICE, TAKE A STAND, DUMP HIS SORRY ASS!! LOOK AT CAMILLA GORILLA, IS SHE THE FACE YOU WANT REPRESENTING YOU OR YOUR COUNTY?? I DIDN'T THINK SO... SPEAK UP, TAKE A VOTE, WHATEVER YOU NEED TO DO, JUST TELL THEM THIS... " IF THERE'S A WILL(IAM) THERE'S A WAY"... *WILLIAM AND KATE*
@@kellyhoover7750 Diana was nothing more than an arranged marriage. The man has always loved Camilla. I want him to call her Queen and shove it everyone's face who thinks it's any of their business :D
The world went through the same thing when Victoria died. Then Edward VII became a beloved and respected monarch. After 1000 years I don’t think this will “bring down the monarchy”.
Yea the title and wording of this is a bit outlandish. As for Charles and Camilla, theyve been married longer than he and Di, his children have forgiven him--what right does a stranger online truly have to judge them? Can they? Absolutely. But its still wrong and frankly childish.
A monarchy survives on the will of the people. People do not want Charles as king, and most territories have already started attempts to split from the commonwealth
Just curious if anyone knows: Has there ever been any other time when 4 generations of hiers apparent to the English/British throne have been alive? As we now have Elizabeth, Charles, William and George. EDIT:I'm aware that there were some problems in my wording here, as so many are pointing out, so let me change that to "generations of current or future monarchs", and yes, I'm going under the assumption that the crown will pass as currently predicted when asking this question.
@@Lulu-ut9pv no he had no living legitimate great grandchildren when he was alive in fact he had very few grandchildren so they were only 2 generations of heir after him unlike now when we have 3
If Charles was allowed to marry who he loved from the beginning Camilla, then Diana would probably still be alive. Possibly married to a man who truly love her and she love him back. But no William and Harry. 😕
The thing is, CowMilla was Not in love with Charles The Man Child, she had been in a seven year campaign to get Andrew Parker Bowls to the altar but he had better things to do, like Charles’s sister Ann, Andrew dated her while still with CowMilla so CowMilla had her girlfriend that knew Charles introduced her, hoping it would make Andrew jealous, it didn’t work until Charles went off to do his duty to the crown and this the kicker, CowMilla had her father place the engagement of his daughter to Parker Bowels, so there it is…look it up, I love researching lie’s people tell for whatever!
It appears that Charles will succede to the throne as planned, but that isn't a relief to the amount of sadness the Queen's passing has brought upon the world. Rest in Peace, Your Majesty.
I’ve always been fascinated by the procedures in place for the media by the monarch for when the unthinkable happens. They’ve “got it down to a science” from music and breaking news alerts to having black clothes always on the ready…
if you want a look search for the announcement of Philip's death in british media. they took some minutes to let the news narrators who were present at the minute to change into something somber, then broke the news. they are prepared for such events but if it happens it is still chilling to see it happen and the news anchors are not immune to the occasion.
UK: change their monarch's name for a better prospect. Australia: name their naval communication station after the Prime Minister Harold E. Holt who lost at sea.
@@danusdragonfly6640 - Yep, if you look up the the swim centre’s Wikipedia page it says ‘The Harold Holt Memorial Swimming Centre is a public swimming pool complex located on the corner of High Street and Edgar Street, Glen Iris, Melbourne, Australia.’
It is a joint US Australian naval VLF communication base initially run by the US. Some months after Holt disappeared as a mark of respect, the name of the base was changed. Holt had arranged for the US to pay a peppercorn rent for the land. The US also named a frigate after Harold Holt. Changing the name of the swimming pool seems odd. Although Holt was the area's local representative and the country's Prime Minister in Federal Parliament when he disappeared.
It will sure be a very sad day when the Queen passes away. She is all so many has ever known. It's been so hard watching how frail she has gotten after Prince Philip died. They were married for so long. Long Live the Queen🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧👑👑👑👑👑
Good riddance to psychopathic trash. Flush it all into the ocean and freedom will spread across the globe. With an estimated 18 trillion pounds or 30 trillion American dollars she has way to much power and money; she owns most of Canada.
I’ll be honest, I don’t know how anyone who genuinely cares about William and Kate and their family, would want William to assume the throne right now, because why would you want him and his family to deal with that burden especially when his kids are all still literally under 8 years old and these are important formative years for the kids that they should spend as much as they can with their parents? Charles has been trained and ready for decades, let him take on the burden for as long as he can, if nothing else to give William and Kate and their kids more time to spend as a family that we know was denied to the Queen and Prince Phillip and their kids because she was ruling when she was so young and when her kids were so young.
I don’t mind Prince Charles and think he could do a good job and I believe Camilla has earned her title she will get when the Queen passes but saying that I do believe the crown should pass straight to William and Catherine to bring a younger modern royal family in to the world
To think how much history this women has witnessed, a world war, lunar landings and the internet. I hope she has extensive records and memoirs of her remarkable life written so future scholars in a thousand years time can learn from and understand the 20th century.
The Prince of Wales has stated he will be known as George VII which is a tribute to his Grandfather the late George VI ( Albert ). Original names and Reigning Monarch names are often changed. King Edward VIII name was David for instance….. King George VI name was Albert…. King Edward VII name was also Albert….. Queen Victoria’s name was Alexandrina …. But I understand where you’re coming from. Have a good day.
@@ilovesmysangsomsangsom3500 afaik Albert is a given name to most princes because of Prince Consort Albert but they never use it as regal name out of respect at same time.
@@ilovesmysangsomsangsom3500 Prince William was not named Albert among his 4 given names, but his brother was maybe the family will drop the tradition by now; the consort to Queen Victoria is after all gone for a very long time already.
It is absolutely insane to see this 3mo old video and read these comments after Elizabeth II has actually died. Whoa. Just like that, it's all reality... What does the future hold? (Anybody else coming across this video now?)
Kinda sad if the british monarchy really ends with Charles, I've always wanted to visit UK just for the royal stuff. Hopefully Charles doesn't screw things around and actually make things better
I think a whole lot of nothing will end up happening, Edward VII proved himself and I believe that Charles should be given the chance to as well. He’s had the longest wait in history so he’s the most prepared anyone has ever been for the role. I don’t think he will abdicate to William because there no way he lasts more than a decade. History will always see him as the footnote between his mother and his son but I don’t think his reign will be a disaster.
The King is only in his early 70s so with current lifespans I think he'll live until his 80s or 90s. Maybe he'll be short of his 100 birthday like his father so it could over 20 years of him.
The only way William could succeed Elisabeth is Charles renouncing the throne for the benefit of his son, and that will never happened. He's been waiting too long for that crown to give it up. Yet, if he ever becomes king, it will be a short reign, a transitory period between Elisabeth and William, something to be forgotten by history anyway.
I don’t necessarily know that postboxes will have the E II R removed. Britain is choc-full of postboxes bearing the emblem G VI R. In fact, it’s very common to see ones with VR on them, dating to Victoria’s reign.
Thanks for this! I wanted to see why people care for British royalty so much so I started watching the crown not gonna lie. Pretty fire. It’s like a pomp and circumstance sitcom. But I’m still learning names and who succeeds who ( very challenging as an American). But this was very helpful. I will def add your podcast!
No its more like to see how this people are getting towards destruction after ruining colonies....their most precious daughter-in-law died...their one heir left...their other heir is facing court....
The Netflix series "The Crown" mixes fiction with fact, it is entertainment not an historical record. I stopped watching it after a few episodes for that reason.
@@Lemontea-y71 Precisely how do you intend to change the British system of government, with what do you intend to replace it? Do you actually have a vote? Please tell me which system of government is free of prejudice and corruption, just as an example of what we may chose to follow.
@@robbiewilliams2123 Exactly. As an American, I agree that things most definitely aren't so simple. Most systems can be exploited, even in sly ways that keep the citizen looking the other way.
Unfortunately, the fact checking doesn't extend to the pronunciation of people and place names. I particularly enjoyed how she pronounced Caernarfon Castle 🤣🤣🤣
Absolutely terrific for accuracy and thoroughness. Charles seems like a decent man, but far too royal and grand for our time. (Ironed shoelaces, anyone?) Much will depend on his behavior and accessibility. It really is in his hands, isn't it?
@@cinna_sultan “People” will swallow whatever nourishment sustains them. When Charles finally ascends, all will blithely conform and behave as expected...no more, no less.
Decent? Have you been alive this last 30 yrs? He abused his wife, married his mistress, supported pedophiles, and sold cash for honors. What part of that is decent?
@@kightsun And rightly so. Prince Charles is the best prepared and most experienced heir apparent in the history of the British Monarchy. Also, consider that the future Queen Camilla will be his best asset and partner for such an overwhelming duty.
Unfortunately, the Queen has died as of 9/8/2022. She was the real deal. We will never again have the real deal. I fear for the Monarchy. Rest in Peace your Majesty.
James the Second was not “kicked” off the throne just because of his Catholicism but because he was determined to reign by divine right and not subject to parliament.
When I was watching the video I was thinking the same thing. What would happen if Britain removed the king, but Canada refused to. He could move to Canada and be king there perhaps?
Charles may not be popular, but William and Catherine are greatly admired, and likely to continue to be. I could see Charles perhaps stepping aside after a few years, in favor of William, but I don't see the monarchy being abolished, as long as William and George are in the wings.
@@sl3580 I agree Charles has been waiting along time to reign and he won't step aside for William. Fortunately his time on the throne will be much shorter than his Mother.
Very clearly and accurately done. Excellent video! On names, I agree Charles will switch to a different name. As well as George, don't rule out Philip - both are already in his full name. Philip in remembrance of his father.
He and his father were never very close. He’ll be George VIII, for continuity and for his mother who loves her father so much. Or he may in fact pick Albert. Also for his father. My money is on King Albert. But he may surprise us a be King Charles III
@@-keren- George is pretty likely, I agree. It got a bit less likely when Charles's grandson popped into existence via Will & Kate and was given the name of George. The child George is third in line currently. Re the Charles III name it's worth remembering Charles is a boomer and old hippy, and may retain some of that generation's more mystic beliefs. Nostradamus, popular in the 1960s, prophesied (in 16th century France but whatever!) that Charles III would be the last king of England. This might affect the present Charles's thinking.
Some facts about longevity: There are currently 500,000 people on earth (2022) who are over 100 years old, in spite of the pandemic. Most are women. 2 in 100,000 women live to 110 but only 2 in 1,000,000 men. So women are 10 times more likely to become 110. Genetically, Queen Elizabeth is likely to become one of the women to pass 100, like her mother. People point out that some members of her family died young. But, clearly members of QE2s family (who died before the age of 55) are irrelevant as far as the Queens longevity is concerned. She has clearly missed the genetic bombs. The Queen has the benefit of the best modern medical and health care available, her husband nearly making his 100th birthday proves that.
@@Pearlruby718 Is it not clear that I did the math? Nobody thinks that 500,000 is a large number amongst the world population, but it is the highest that it has ever been. In fact it’s only 0.007% of the earths population. But that is irrelevant. More specifically there are 25 countries that have the greatest longevity. Developing countries do not enjoy the same benefits. If you’re going to live to 110, you probably need to be from one of those countries. Japan has the most, but the UK is amongst the countries with extreme longevity. You really need to be female, which already cuts the worlds population in half. And you need to have made it through the genetic bombs (cardiac, neurological, cancer, aneurysm) and have reached the age of 80 before the chances of becoming 110 get better. Therefore, to be one of the 500,000 to make it to 110 : using nation of origin, sex and health record of the person, the wealth of a person, the amount of caring attention a person gets, and the access to medical care. I won’t bother you with all the medical and sociological stats. But, The Queen has about a 0.34% chance of reaching 110. Interestingly, and I did not figure this one out myself, the Queen is believed to have a 90.91% chance of reaching 100. Assuming she does, her chances of making it to 110 will go up to 30.7% and up every year from that point on. If you truly want to “do the math“ you really need to learn how to do statistics. You can’t just take an amount and divide it into the entire planets population. I see where you were coming from, but you were terribly condescending for someone who doesn’t understand these things
@@MFLimited How about genetics playing a role as well. I am in my 70's. My maternal great grandmother lived to be 98, her daughter my grandmother 96, my mother 93, my father, 90, his father 96. So technically I might just have longevity on my side because of genes. They too lived through pandemics and diseases before there were cures. My point being maybe all of the people who live long may just have a good line of genes and nothing more. Maybe it's just inherent and nothing mystical or food based or climate based ect. Just good genes 😌 Just another opinion not trying to offend just another veiw point.
@@Pearlruby718 I mentioned genetics. Yes, just as genetics can bring good, genetics can bring bad. That’s why I mentioned “genetic bombs“. They exist in every family but they old are you get without them showing up the more likely it is that you have avoided them. If you have a family with a good longevity, you are female, you live in a country with excellent healthcare and you have access to it and you have people around you who love you and look after you then your chances of living longer are, of course, much better than most. I come from a country where people live pretty long, England But: I am a man, my father died at 49 and my mother died in her 60s and pretty much everyone in my family had cancer, by the time they were in their 60s, on both sides. So, even though the life expectancy for men in my country is in their 80s, mine should be in my 60s. However, if I live to my 70s the chances of me getting even older go up
8:25 - Although, the coins and banknotes with Charles' Image won't start to be issued until the next years currency begins to be issued, new coins with Elizabeth's Image will continue to be issued for the rest of the year she passes away as they never change the designs mid-year. This is why there were never any coins with Edward VIII issued, it was George V at the start of 1936, George VI at the start of 1937.
OMG I'm so excited to hear about your podcast! It's starting at the perfect time as I'm about to start commuting to work again! I look forward to all the Tea!
@@rrl9399 people come to see Buckingham Palace or the Tower of London, they don't see the Queen. Its not like people don't go to Paris and see the former palaces because there is no Monarchy there.
@@101Mant such a closed mind, are you aware of the many places that are a direct resultant of the monarchy, perhaps the Buckingham Palace, or the Tower of London, to strip the link to Royalty here is to strip also the very predicate to them
As a citizen of a former colony, the queen is already on thin ice in Canada in terms of popularity. I don’t think Charles has enough popularity to keep people complacent about removing the monarchy from government. It’s not that everyone hates him, but no one cares about him.
The queen isn't on thin ice here and Charles isn't hated here like in Britain. Even if we want to remove the monarchy it's next to impossible and all the treaties signed between the crown/Canadian government and the natives will have to be renegotiated and I don't think the natives would want to risk changing anything.
The monarchy is something that helps keep Canada distinct from the US. In 1812, we fought a war to keep Canada in the British Empire, and it would be a disgrace to the memories of Sir Issac Brock, Laura Secord, and everyone else who fought and died in that war if we got rid of our Commonwealth roots a couple centuries later. If you don't like the way things are here, I suggest a move down south.
@@KingAgniKai Hated in Britain?? If you look at the hateful online comments he & Camilla receive you'll notice 99% of them are from non Brit & non Commonwealth people. Usually Americans or South Americans who are either deluded Meghan fans or watches of the Crown & think it is gospel!
An apt quote from Downton Abbey: English Countess: "You Americans never understand the importance of tradition." American Aristocrat: "Yes we do. We just don't give it power over us."
I believe the monarch won’t die with Charles. Charles is just a temporary transition between two beloved royals. Charles will be king to give William and family more time to prepare for the inevitable. History has shown us that we can have a politically outspoken philanderer as monarch and still live to tell the tale. There are millions upon millions of subjects in Britain, so the cost to uphold the royal family per subject is a few pounds Sterling. I feel cost per capita as opposed to nominal cost is a better marker.
He will be more Transitional I agree. People forget that he’s still an old man, and will likely only last 20-30 Years, which compared to the Queen isn’t exactly long.
@@moviefan005 Edward VII and Charles are actually very comparable. Both the sons of extremely popular, long reigning queens. Both had scandals related to affairs, and both were generally seen as highly unpopular and ascended the throne at an old age. Thing with Edward VII is, when he actually became king, he went from being deeply unpopular to actually becoming very beloved by the people. I expect it will be similar with Charles. A lot of the antipathy to Charles becoming king is simply the fact he isn’t The Queen, hangover animosity from the Diana affair (which becomes more and more remote with each year), and unsubstantiated statements he will meddle in politics, which he won’t
I literally watch this in the morning today, and after watching world championship volleyball match between brazil n argentina just now. I turn on cbs news and saw a news queen has passed. RIP Queen Elizabeth II
I did rather object to Ms Holiday's constant reference to Charles being "unpopular". He has a lot of support in the country and it should be remembered that the last longest serving Prince of Wales became the very popular and loved Edward VII. Charles has done a lot of this country and has always batted for Britain. he should be given credit for that.
@@Uqwefsdjxsa um actually its 43%... so... and that's higher than it was a few years ago (when it was 32%). And thats just a poll on whether they like him or not as a person. When asked if they wanted him to be king it was only 24%. For comparison the queen is currently at 69% for popularity. And Prince William at 66%.
Awesome educational video. I noticed that Henry VIII was mistyped as VII. I'm sure you already know. Anyhow, as an American I am intrigued with English history, especially that of the monarchy. Very interesting.
One of the key premises of your video, and your previous videos about the future of the British Monarchy, is flawed. Charles, Prince of Wales is not unpopular or "out of touch", he is just less popular than some other members of the Royal Family. References to popularity are a pointless nonsense as the rules of succession to the Crown are not a popularity contest, yet you keep banging on about this. Your videos are usually fantastic, but I couldn't even last ten minutes with this one.
Prince Charles has made millions of people’s lives better the world over. Prince Charles has built The Prince's Trust, one of the most successful funding organisations in the UK and the UK's leading youth charity. It’s helped over 950,000 young people turn their lives around, created 125,000 entrepreneurs and given business support to 395,000 people in the UK. From 2006 to 2016, its work for the youth has been worth an estimated £1.4 billion.
Whenever the costs of the monarchy comes up, people forget to mention the money the UK makes by the land the royals own, but let the country use in exchange for their pension. Plus the money made from tourists who like to see castles from real, alive monarchs.
@@koenvandiepen7651 They inherited it over centuries. Of course you could also take it from them in a Russian Revolution style, but there is no legal ground to do that, so it would be a lot more like a revolution and less like an already complex legal act to become a republic.
@@AM.10, it is more than the tourism $/£ brought into the country. A couple of other things just off the top of my head are employment and charitable works done by the monarchy. May I ask a question of you? If you are so sure it is time to abolish the monarchy, why do you tune into sites like this one? I am just curious.
After reading and replying to some of the comments on here I'd just like to say a few things. I am not being a nit picker as some people may think but more someone who has spent 30 years or so studying the history of the European monarchies and other political systems plus unlike a lot of the other commentators I am British: 1 - Charles and Camilla's popularity has increased in recent years 2 - The Queen can not just choose who succeeds her despite what a lot of you seem to think. The succession can only be changed by an act of Parliament passed by the Parliaments of the UK and the other 14 Commonwealth realms plus the state and provincial legistures of Australia and Canada 3 - England is only 1 of the 4 constituent countries of the United Kingdom not the whole of it. There are several videos on here detailing this.
Maybe in the UK, but I disagree with Camilla's popularity everywhere else. Also, I don't think anyone thought legally the line of succession would be changed. More like, an internal pressure to recuse himself, in favor of William.
@@pedanticradiator1491if Charles stands down BY HIS OWN CHOICE, then William automatically becomes King...by law, not by who his mother might want to succeed her.
Two present Commonwealth Nations were never British Colonies (Rwanda and Mozambique). The UK is considered an equal among equals in the Commonwealth, whatever happens to the Head of State of the UK will only minorly affect the Commonwealth. Most Commonwealth Nations are republics.
Barbados is still a member of the Commonwealth of Nations; it just ceased to be a Commonwealth Realm. That being said, I do think Jamaica and other Caribbean nations will follow, but they will all remain part of the Commonwealth. And while I do think there will be a rise in republicanism when Charles becomes King, these will not be Anti-British movements.
Difference between Barbados and the other Caribbean realms (and I say this as a Grenadian) is that Barbados didn’t require a referendum to do the change, the remaining realms do. In fact, polling from 2018 by Barbados Today showed 66% of Barbadians wanted to keep the monarchy. An advisor to the Barbadian government even publicly admitted he’d advised the Barbadian government against holding a referendum because “it would give people an opportunity to oppose”, and they’d likely lose like republicans did in St. Vincent in 2009. Among the general populace in the Caribbean, republicanism isn’t that popular. Most people like the queen and the royal family and don’t see much point in changing the system of government. It’s basically entirely a movement within the political class
I'm pretty sure they'll come up with a new rule if there ever came a point where Andrew was next in line - can't be having a supposedly-sweatless creep on the throne!
Parliament can of course change the legislation for the succession, but a new or amended law would need the assent of whoever was monarch at the time, which could be awkward for them. Any other dominion who still had the monarchy at that point would also either have to agree to the change of succession rules, or have their own monarchy veer away from the British monarchy as the lines would separate at the next accession. Of course if Andrew somehow became next in line to the throne then it would presumably mean that all but one of Charles, William, George, Charlotte, Louis, Harry, Archie and had either died, abdicated or become Catholic within the next 40 years and whilst Andrew was still alive, and that's not taking into account any future births in the Cambridge or Sussex line, or even to the Prince of Wales should he in the future conduct a third marriage to a much younger woman, so it does require quite a lot of unlikely events for Andrew to become the heir to the throne.
I wonder if there is any comfort for the Queen in knowing exactly what will happen to her from the moment she takes her last breaths. It’s timed down to the minutes it sounds like!
Which is my point Cassidy .....Betty Windsor should have done exactly that .Monachist argue say it's up to,these people in these particular countries to do so .But we all know it's NOT the commonwealth countries to anoint a king or queen it's Britain .So the queen can withdraw her commission if it pleases her from those nations .It cuts both ways of the fence .she could or should have done this in the 60s .To prove to the world she (Betty) she's a modern queen .And still be a face of the commonwealth but not a colonial master to particular countries .
@History Tea Time with Lindsay Holiday Thank you so much for this delightfully educational and beautifully put-together video. Your wit is truly amazing! Honestly, your sense of humor is lovely. I don’t think I’ve ever laughed so much at this many royal “burns” before! Thank you so much!
Surely at 21:07 many have noticed that Catherine of Aragon, Catherine Howard and Catherine Parr were all consorts of Henry VIII, and not Henry VII (i.e. Henry VIII's father). Surprised this mistake was made🤷🏾♂️ ...
As Queen Elizabeth II became monarch after the death of her beloved father, who himself was thrust onto the throne after the abdication of his older brother, stability has been paramount to her Majesty, My grandmother remembered very well the hue and cry over the abdication of King Edward VIII and the public's reaction to his decision, she told me that he was hated after this. I'm sure that the Prince of Wales has had duty and the idea of stability drummed into him from a very early age. His problem is not one of duty etc but rather that he fell in love with the wrong person, according to his family. If he were any other man he would have the sympathy of the world for his story of 'lost then later reunited love'. To expect Prince Charles to stand aside for his eldest son is silly.
It took the Queen by suprise becoming heir to the throne at the age of ten when her father became king. Growing up she had expected her oldest paternal uncle to have children one day and not abdicate and there was always a chance she would have had a brother. She wasn't heir presumptive when heir to the throne because if her parents had had as son once her father had become king she would have been relegated to second in line to the throne.
No Julia Edward was a loathed “king”. He didn’t even have a coronation. These kings all had terrible tempers,even the Queens own father. I have my mothers collections of papers and photo’s from King George 5th. Nearly all of them had emotional problems and we would have been way better off withOUT all of them. It’s all about blood lines and there’s been lots of inbreeding and they simply aren’t fit to reign Queen Elizabeth was groomed to be Queen but she has looked the other way for her children,,,,,and her secretive,smooth husband. Oh and then for her sister Margaret. These days she would be called a slut. So was Anne and so was Camilla and even Diana lost her way. I saw the RUclips story of the real king of England. He’s a great guy,living in Australia. He and his daughters thought it was pretty funny when some genealogist tracked them down.What’s wrong with the British public?? They should worship God,not kings.
@@lemsip207 unfortunately the Queen and her sister were born by Caesarian and the Queen mother was lucky to live as that kind of surgery was almost unheard of at the time.
@@dorothywillms115 It wasn't necessarily unheard of, but it was still regarded as a sort of last ditch effort. My understanding was that the baby was breech and that the Duchess laboured for hours but was unable to give birth, and the doctors decided to perform the surgery. The Duchess was lucky in a way because she was attended by the best doctors and was in a clean, airy and hygienic room at her parents house in Bruton Street; a normal woman in a crowded London flat would have had considerably less chance of surviving a breech birth.
The chances of Elizabeth II being immortal are low *but never zero*
Absolutely agree
@@bbbb-db9gr do you not understand it’s a joke ?
Right now, she is Schrodinger's queen.
Lol
The possibility of Queen Elizabeth II being immortal are possible somewhere about 0,000000000001% to 0,000000000000000000000000000000000000001% LOL
She has less than two years to beat Louis XIV's record. I am rooting for her to make it.
Edit: Thanks for all of the likes and comments.
Edit Two: Long live the King.
But wait! As of today, she has eleven more days to reach Rama IX of Thailand's length of reign.
It feels like cheating that he was 20 years younger than The Queen was when she became Queen, when he became King of France.
@@DigitalVanquish it's logical at the time people lived less long
Lies again? Football jersey
@Homeward Bound
Not really. There's documentation of Romans living to be 100 years old. As with any statistics, it's easy to misinterpret them. The average life expectancy was certainly lower in the 17th century, but that's only because infant mortality was so high. Once you made it through childhood, you'd likely live into your 60s/70s. Currently, medicine doesn't really make us live longer, but rather keeps us healthy for longer.
I'm just here after Her Majesty's passing. May she Rest In Peace. She was truly an incredible monument in history.
Same here
Same ;(
QE2 forever!!
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Yeah what a stand up gal killing all those kids. ruclips.net/video/oOJT04mSK4Y/видео.html
This aged… perfectly
I believe once the Queen is gone people will begin to view the monarchy differently, they will constantly compare Charles’s reign to his mother’s and he will always come up short.
So you are suggesting we dissolve the monarchy for good? I'm sure we can do without more ribbon-cutting ceremonies.
@@jimmyjames1411 dissolving the flag will be the death of the UK . it literally stands for United Kingdom . Without a King/Queen there's no Kingdom.
@@jimmyjames1411 I definitely suggest that. And I love tradition and I identify as conservative. But the dissolution of the monarchy is long past due. Here in the USA, we have a saying that goes “We fought a war 240 years ago, so we no longer have to care about those people.”
@@LyleFrancisDelp yeah but Commonwealth country’s have everything figured out better than America, I love being under commonwealth having fair wages and Medicare, don’t fix what isn’t broken
@@itsem2k15 I expected a “yeah butt”. You can have all that without these overly privileged people. Monarchy should be dissolved.
My guess is that more nations will leave the Commonwealth after Elizabeth dies, as several have stated that they are only staying in now out of respect for her. However, I don't think the monarchy will be abolished completely, though Charles does want to trim it down a good bit.
The Commonwealth is growing. There are now member countries that were never part of the British Empire (Rwanda and Mozambique).
@@allanlank yes, of course for now the commonwealth may still be growing but Jennifer is saying AFTER the Queen dies, some places might slowly leave. We don’t know how Charles will maintain the level of respect his mother has.
@@allanlank I think Jennifer possibly meant that some of these countries will no longer wish to have the monarch as head of state.
@Jennifer Kiesel Have you given any thought to another disintegration? I'm referring to the possible demise of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and N. Ireland.
I've often noticed how the ongoing state of the Commonwealth post-QEII seems to preoccupy everyone, but no one seems to be too concerned with the possible dissolution of the U.K.🫠. Is that not a possible future reality?
@@wyzemann I've been thinking of making Northern Ireland into a Canadian Province, just like Newfoundland in 1949. Northern Ireland would get more autonomy, Canada would get better access to the EU, and the Irish Republic would get access to NAFTA. WIN, WIN, WIN.
I’d say in Charles generation the only one who’s proven that they deserve to be monarch is Anne. She’s the least problematic of the four royals and she’s an awesome person in general.
If the council did pick someone no matter the order I’d go Anne followed by William for head of state.
I would love to see Anne crowned
Anne also has the high and noble distinction of having being an adulteress.
@@a.t.c.3862 so does Charles? cheating runs in the family.
@@fiire_bug We already knew about him, it's mentioned often enough, but we never seem to hear it about Anne - and yet it's true. Geese and ganders.
If a council were to pick the next head of state, it would be a president, not a king.
Coming back to this now she has passed....is surreal reading the comments. Rest in peace , your Majesty. You more than earned that. 👑. The new King has the toughest Act to follow in my opinion.
I’m wondering if the queen ever watched any of these “when the queen dies” videos
lol yeah and imagine she’s just like
*laughs immortally*
Every time someone makes a video like this she gains a extra 10 years from the universe
It’s not like she doesn’t know the drill! She became Queen when her father, the King, died. She knows exactly what’s going to happen. They actually have massive practice drills she can see from Buckingham Palace windows and Windsor Castle.
@@dhanushr04 🤣😂🙏🏾
@@dhanushr04 hopefully.😁
Tberes nothing worng with wanting to know what happens after her death, lindsay approached it with much more class and objectivity than a lot of other videos
It is all protocol and well known from history what will happen. I dread the day.
The Queen has been monarch for so long that there are very few people who remember a time before her reign and none at all in Parliament. So, at this point, the death of a monarch and the accession of a new one is effectively unprecedented.
@@kate_cooper True it will be very uncommon and her death will be felt throughout the world.
@Gary Allen No.
@@kate_cooper I have relatives and friends in their mid-70s and 80s, I'm sure it won't be unprecedented.
Since Charles was born to be King, I've always thought it was a bit odd that he was named "Charles" since it has so many bad examples.
Charles the 2nd, comes to mind. v
I read he was called Charles because it was HMTQ favorite name for a boy
I though he was going to be George instead of Charles when he takes the throne.
@@ohwell94 well one would assume that Right? Lol
Really? Doesn't George have a mentally ill King?
The Queen stayed alive long enough to see the new P.M. in! Proper and put together to the end! A true Queen!
I agree i have always looked up to her. Imo she was a great queen! She will be missed. RIP
That amazes me still after more than 7 months after her passing that she had enough strength to welcome the then-new Prime Minister
You got to remember that approx 90% + people alive in the UK & world have only ever known Elizabeth to be the Queen.
I feel once she dies a lot more people will view it negatively and it will lay open to more opinions about if the monarchy is still needed
(I do, as I know how many tourists come to the UK just to see the Queen and it’s castles) a lot of businesses would struggle without it!
William would be far better suited.
It isn't a popularity contest. You cannot change the constitution because some people don't like Charles.
I know what the law is. But somehow I do not see Charles as king. He does not have IT.
I agree. William would be better. The only consolation is that Charles won't be on the thrown for very long. We will get William In my lifetime and maybe even George
@@chelseahulmston9056 wow! You must be really young! 😮
@@Vesper1205 32. Only a few years younger than William.
Correction: Post boxes are left alone. There are still post boxes from George V around. They are only replaced when they fall into disrepair
There are still post boxes with Queen Victoria's cypher on them.
@Kyle Paige The town of Nairn has a Victorian post box.
There are Post Boxes in Harrow with Queen Victoria's cypher.
There is a VR postbox in Warwick
There are plenty of Queen Victoria postboxes around the oldest is still used in Dorset
"Long Live The Queen"
Queen Elizabeth: And I take that seriously
Whats interesting is the parallel to Edward VII. He too had a long wait. And many feared his frivolous manner would mean he would be a bad king. Whereas it is true that he was a trend-setter and fashion icon, and loved for being a man of the people, no one thought him capable of hard work and serious ruling (insofar as a constitutional monarch rules). But, as it turns out, donning the crown changes men. He became a very good king. Edward VII used his great skill with people to create the alliances that put Germany at a grave disadvantage. He saw correctly the danger his nephew represented. In return Wilhelm loathed and loved him as he did Britain.
They also chose their mistresses from the same family.
Same with George IV who waited a long time, became Prince Regent and then only reigned for ten years before he died and then was succeeded by his younger brother William. Both had outlived the Duke of Kent the fourth son of George III and also Queen Victoria's father.
I honestly think it's good for William not to have to worry about being King until his children are older, as busy as he is I'm sure he gets to spend more time raising his kids than he would as the reigning monarch.
Except Charles is already 73 so William /might/ not have that long to wait.
Charles' parents will have lived into their late nineties. He can probably live as long. He may wish to step down in his late eighties for William just like other European monarchs of late, particularly if his health declines. Louis would be at university. Charles clearly wants his son's family life to be stable & happy for them all. It's a family partnership to perform service. Very admirable.
Except if Charles becomes King I hope my country will want to become a republic since the thought of that woman sitting up there with him turns my stomach!
You do understand the monarchy is symbolic and they don't really do anything right?
@@Devilishlybenevolent they don't do anything /political/.. diplomatic on the other hand..
Lindsay, I love your topics. I have noticed just recently that Charles is looking almost as old as his mother and I find that very fascinating. So, I am curious to see if I'll be around to find out if he succeeds her as I am in my 70's too. Excellent videos as always Lindsay.
Look up Edward VII, he had to wait a long as time as well as his mother, Queen Victoria was long lived.
i think charlie boy will beat it ,just needs to live to 140 plus
Charles has partied too hard His attitude of entitlement apparently included his good health; he hasn't taken care of himself. Anyway, I have noticed the same thing that you have. He looks horrible!
@@jaynecampbell4396 Charles I lost his head, Charles II lost his attempts in 1652, and I think Charles III will lose his throne. He will most likely abdicate in favor of his more popular son, whom I fully support to become King William V.
@@jaynecampbell4396 absolute rot. Charles was never a partier nad he has taken care of his health...
The Queens reign outlived my grandmothers and my mothers entire lives. Her reign has been 1952- and counting my grandmother life was 1954-2020 and my mom was 1976-2021.
Her reign even outlived my own grandmother and grandfather. Grandmother was 1943-2019. Grandfather was 1945-2004. It’s insane.
My grandmother is dead, but my mother turns 84 in just about two months.
Elizabeth II is almost old enough to be my great grandmother.
@@EpicB She is as old as my mother! I was born in 1950.
@@Volcano-Man I was born in 1998 so that makes you about old enough to be my grandparent.
Charles has been waiting his entire life to be king. The idea that he would step aside, or abdicate is unthinkable.
be hilarious if he fell off his perch a day before his mum did
Personally, I would think it DEPLORABLE, TO CROWN CAMILLA ANYTHING!!! She, & Chuckie are not worthy of the time of day.... Charles used Diana, she was nothing more than a place for him to "Dump His Load"... HE BROKE DIANA'S HEART, DIANA LOVED CHARLES, REALLY LOVED HIM!! Not only LOVE, DIANA ADORED HIM ALSO...
"Charles has waited all his life to become King"🤴 TO BAD CHARLES, . DIANA SAVED HERSELF ALL HER LIFE, A VIRGIN, YOU WEREN'T WORTHY OF HER, OR HER VIRGINITY...
...... DON'T EVER FORGET ......
REMEMBER HOW YOU CRIED IN THE STREETS BACK IN 1997 ??? YOUR HEARTS WERE BROKEN, THE "PEOPLES PRINCESS" WAS DEAD!! MANY OF YOU SWORE THEN, THAT CHARLES WOULD NEVER BE CROWNED KING, YOU CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN PEOPLE... USE YOUR VOICE, TAKE A STAND, DUMP HIS SORRY ASS!! LOOK AT CAMILLA GORILLA, IS SHE THE FACE YOU WANT REPRESENTING YOU OR YOUR COUNTY?? I DIDN'T THINK SO... SPEAK UP, TAKE A VOTE, WHATEVER YOU NEED TO DO, JUST TELL THEM THIS...
" IF THERE'S A WILL(IAM)
THERE'S A WAY"...
*WILLIAM AND KATE*
If his health prevents him from doing it that would be the only way he would decline willingly.
@@kellyhoover7750 *country
@@kellyhoover7750 Diana was nothing more than an arranged marriage. The man has always loved Camilla. I want him to call her Queen and shove it everyone's face who thinks it's any of their business :D
Actually the post boxes aren’t changed unless they need replacing. In the UK I’ve seen ones with Victoria’s initials.
The world went through the same thing when Victoria died. Then Edward VII became a beloved and respected monarch.
After 1000 years I don’t think this will “bring down the monarchy”.
What may well "bring down the monarchy" however is Islam. I won't live to see it, but I suspect my grandchildren will.
Yea the title and wording of this is a bit outlandish.
As for Charles and Camilla, theyve been married longer than he and Di, his children have forgiven him--what right does a stranger online truly have to judge them? Can they? Absolutely. But its still wrong and frankly childish.
With a bit of luck it will
@@carlosluque2346 luck?
luckily, Charles is already in his70s.
I would really like a video on the things the royal family "owns" legally speaking, and if they would be entitled to keeping it as private citizens?
Things that belong to the State would remain so, but all.of them also own things privately...they'd keep those.
Well start by looking at all the crown land not only in the UK but also in commonwealth countries
As far as I know only Balmoral castle is privately owned by the family.
@@marroosh Sandringham
Own? When you learn history you find out they pretty much became filthy rich exploiding the colonnies. Go back to junior high.
Queen Elizabeth died today at age 96. End of a magnificent era. Rest in peace 🕊
The British monarchy has survived worse things, it will go on.
A monarchy survives on the will of the people. People do not want Charles as king, and most territories have already started attempts to split from the commonwealth
Life changes all the time. Imagine if Andrew was in line for the throne any closer than he is now? That would have brought down the monachy.
Tampons and Randy will bring the monarchy down unless HRH Prince William is king #clarencehouse
Don't take that for granted. Times have changed.
Of course times change. But the one time the monarchy got thrown out, it came back again.
Just curious if anyone knows: Has there ever been any other time when 4 generations of hiers apparent to the English/British throne have been alive? As we now have Elizabeth, Charles, William and George.
EDIT:I'm aware that there were some problems in my wording here, as so many are pointing out, so let me change that to "generations of current or future monarchs", and yes, I'm going under the assumption that the crown will pass as currently predicted when asking this question.
I believe Queen Victoria, Edward Vii, George v and Edward viii were all alive at the same time. There’s photos of her at his christening
@@choralfanatic96 you are right
@@choralfanatic96 I didn't think of them, just looked it up, Edward was born in 1894, so he was alive when she passed. Thanks for the info.
George the 3rd (Queen Victoria's grandfather) I think
@@Lulu-ut9pv no he had no living legitimate great grandchildren when he was alive in fact he had very few grandchildren so they were only 2 generations of heir after him unlike now when we have 3
If Charles was allowed to marry who he loved from the beginning Camilla, then Diana would probably still be alive. Possibly married to a man who truly love her and she love him back. But no William and Harry. 😕
The thing is, CowMilla was Not in love with Charles The Man Child, she had been in a seven year campaign to get Andrew Parker Bowls to the altar but he had better things to do, like Charles’s sister Ann, Andrew dated her while still with CowMilla so CowMilla had her girlfriend that knew Charles introduced her, hoping it would make Andrew jealous, it didn’t work until Charles went off to do his duty to the crown and this the kicker, CowMilla had her father place the engagement of his daughter to Parker Bowels, so there it is…look it up, I love researching lie’s people tell for whatever!
@@janismarierawlins8805 you are embarassing
Charles true love was Kanga, Lady Tryon. She died a mysterious death.
@@ClaireEmilia But she is correct.
It appears that Charles will succede to the throne as planned, but that isn't a relief to the amount of sadness the Queen's passing has brought upon the world.
Rest in Peace, Your Majesty.
I loved her qualifier at the beginning: the Queen "probably" can't live forever!
I’ve always been fascinated by the procedures in place for the media by the monarch for when the unthinkable happens. They’ve “got it down to a science” from music and breaking news alerts to having black clothes always on the ready…
The last time it actually happened was 70 years ago, and all the drills in the world can't guarantee that the real thing will go smoothly.
That's human nature for you
if you want a look search for the announcement of Philip's death in british media. they took some minutes to let the news narrators who were present at the minute to change into something somber, then broke the news.
they are prepared for such events but if it happens it is still chilling to see it happen and the news anchors are not immune to the occasion.
@@lilymarinovic1644 idk they handled Prince Philip's death pretty well. The BBC newsreader was changed to black pretty quick.
Unthinkable? You mean death. We all have to go sometime.
UK: change their monarch's name for a better prospect.
Australia: name their naval communication station after the Prime Minister Harold E. Holt who lost at sea.
We even named a swimming pool after Harold Holt even though it is highly likely that he drowned.
Omg... lol is that really true? That's funny!
@@danusdragonfly6640 - Yep, if you look up the the swim centre’s Wikipedia page it says ‘The Harold Holt Memorial Swimming Centre is a public swimming pool complex located on the corner of High Street and Edgar Street, Glen Iris, Melbourne, Australia.’
Yea, because it's never controversial naming things after politicians.
It is a joint US Australian naval VLF communication base initially run by the US. Some months after Holt disappeared as a mark of respect, the name of the base was changed. Holt had arranged for the US to pay a peppercorn rent for the land.
The US also named a frigate after Harold Holt.
Changing the name of the swimming pool seems odd. Although Holt was the area's local representative and the country's Prime Minister in Federal Parliament when he disappeared.
RIP to her majesty the Queen. Thank you for your 70 years of service. ❤️
It will sure be a very sad day when the Queen passes away. She is all so many has ever known. It's been so hard watching how frail she has gotten after Prince Philip died. They were married for so long. Long Live the Queen🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧👑👑👑👑👑
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN 👸🙏
My heart broke when I saw her sitting alone at his funeral 💔
It’s 2022. LGBTI+ became a strong community. You can’t remotely say or think of the N word. But there are still monarchs??
Right, you do know today we would call him a groomer. Someone who starts a relationship with a 13 yr old girl to get her to marry him.
Good riddance to psychopathic trash. Flush it all into the ocean and freedom will spread across the globe. With an estimated 18 trillion pounds or 30 trillion American dollars she has way to much power and money; she owns most of Canada.
I’ll be honest, I don’t know how anyone who genuinely cares about William and Kate and their family, would want William to assume the throne right now, because why would you want him and his family to deal with that burden especially when his kids are all still literally under 8 years old and these are important formative years for the kids that they should spend as much as they can with their parents?
Charles has been trained and ready for decades, let him take on the burden for as long as he can, if nothing else to give William and Kate and their kids more time to spend as a family that we know was denied to the Queen and Prince Phillip and their kids because she was ruling when she was so young and when her kids were so young.
I agree.
I wouldn't say it is a burden, king and queens do literally nothing nowdays
@@0912sooli well they would be under constant public scrutiny, which can be very taxing on such a young family
Thanks for your earth-shaking parsonal anecdote.
@@0912sooli - how ignorant can you be.
Thing is I can't find a single person that likes Charles, Definitely won't be very popular
Atleast he cares about climate change and he can't be worst then Putin...😂
@@truefairytale164 , Today, a comparison to Putin, is a pretty low bar. v
@@truefairytale164 But he doesn't care enough about climate change to give up his multiple residences and private jets. 😅
I don’t mind Prince Charles and think he could do a good job and I believe Camilla has earned her title she will get when the Queen passes but saying that I do believe the crown should pass straight to William and Catherine to bring a younger modern royal family in to the world
I like him
To think how much history this women has witnessed, a world war, lunar landings and the internet. I hope she has extensive records and memoirs of her remarkable life written so future scholars in a thousand years time can learn from and understand the 20th century.
I feel like Prince Charles is far too well known as "Charles" to adopt a new name. But I suppose it was the same with Edward VII.
The Prince of Wales has stated he will be known as George VII which is a tribute to his Grandfather the late George VI ( Albert ).
Original names and Reigning Monarch names are often changed.
King Edward VIII name was David for instance…..
King George VI name was Albert….
King Edward VII name was also Albert…..
Queen Victoria’s name was Alexandrina ….
But I understand where you’re coming from.
Have a good day.
@@ilovesmysangsomsangsom3500 afaik Albert is a given name to most princes because of Prince Consort Albert but they never use it as regal name out of respect at same time.
@@rivenoak you don’t say……
@@ilovesmysangsomsangsom3500 Prince William was not named Albert among his 4 given names, but his brother was
maybe the family will drop the tradition by now; the consort to Queen Victoria is after all gone for a very long time already.
He could change his name. But let's face it.
We're all just gonna keep calling him Charles. 😆
I love how she is like “PROBABLY won’t live forever”
She defo knows something we can only speculate
I literally don’t know what I’ll do when Queen Elizabeth dies, she’s always been my queen and no one will be able to replace her
It is absolutely insane to see this 3mo old video and read these comments after Elizabeth II has actually died. Whoa. Just like that, it's all reality... What does the future hold?
(Anybody else coming across this video now?)
Kinda sad if the british monarchy really ends with Charles, I've always wanted to visit UK just for the royal stuff. Hopefully Charles doesn't screw things around and actually make things better
The castles and palaces won't be going anywhere :)
It won’t end with Charles, the monarchy isn’t going anywhere anytime soon.
@@Natashaa_1 Thankfully
@@Natashaa_1 honestly Charles isn't even THAT bad of a monarch anyways... Britain had even worse monarch and yet it managed to survive just fine.
@@moviefan005 We don't know what kind of monarch he'll make.
I think a whole lot of nothing will end up happening, Edward VII proved himself and I believe that Charles should be given the chance to as well. He’s had the longest wait in history so he’s the most prepared anyone has ever been for the role. I don’t think he will abdicate to William because there no way he lasts more than a decade. History will always see him as the footnote between his mother and his son but I don’t think his reign will be a disaster.
Charles is too old and too weak to be King
Parker Bowles and Charles are not popular
Guess we'll see
She has Died. RIP Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II ! God Save the King Charles III !! The Monarchy can and will be survive!
@@margaretblyth8534 well he is now King and appears very popular and Camilla is Queen Consort I’m sure he will do well he is very caring
The King is only in his early 70s so with current lifespans I think he'll live until his 80s or 90s. Maybe he'll be short of his 100 birthday like his father so it could over 20 years of him.
Thank You for this Broadcast! I light of The Queen’s passing, this video is very educational for those of in the USA!
The Queen is no longer immortal.
Queen Elizabeth: Hold my Guinness!
The only way William could succeed Elisabeth is Charles renouncing the throne for the benefit of his son, and that will never happened. He's been waiting too long for that crown to give it up. Yet, if he ever becomes king, it will be a short reign, a transitory period between Elisabeth and William, something to be forgotten by history anyway.
I don’t necessarily know that postboxes will have the E II R removed. Britain is choc-full of postboxes bearing the emblem G VI R. In fact, it’s very common to see ones with VR on them, dating to Victoria’s reign.
Thanks for this! I wanted to see why people care for British royalty so much so I started watching the crown not gonna lie. Pretty fire. It’s like a pomp and circumstance sitcom. But I’m still learning names and who succeeds who ( very challenging as an American). But this was very helpful. I will def add your podcast!
No its more like to see how this people are getting towards destruction after ruining colonies....their most precious daughter-in-law died...their one heir left...their other heir is facing court....
The Netflix series "The Crown" mixes fiction with fact, it is entertainment not an historical record. I stopped watching it after a few episodes for that reason.
No!! We don't all care for them. Time for this corrupt load of scoundrels to go.
@@Lemontea-y71 Precisely how do you intend to change the British system of government, with what do you intend to replace it?
Do you actually have a vote? Please tell me which system of government is free of prejudice and corruption, just as an example of what we may chose to follow.
@@robbiewilliams2123 Exactly. As an American, I agree that things most definitely aren't so simple. Most systems can be exploited, even in sly ways that keep the citizen looking the other way.
Your attention to detail and knack for research and fact checking never fails to amaze me. Great video!
Same here! I love it so much!
Unfortunately, the fact checking doesn't extend to the pronunciation of people and place names. I particularly enjoyed how she pronounced Caernarfon Castle 🤣🤣🤣
Also, they don't change the postboxes. There are still some around with VR on them and she died around 120 years ago!
What are you talking about? It's rife with errors and omissions.
Absolutely terrific for accuracy and thoroughness.
Charles seems like a decent man, but far too royal and grand for our time. (Ironed shoelaces, anyone?)
Much will depend on his behavior and accessibility. It really is in his hands, isn't it?
Prince Charles isn't popular, people will cringe at the new anthem.
@@cinna_sultan “People” will swallow whatever nourishment sustains them.
When Charles finally ascends, all will blithely conform and behave as expected...no more, no less.
Decent? Have you been alive this last 30 yrs? He abused his wife, married his mistress, supported pedophiles, and sold cash for honors. What part of that is decent?
As a young American born after the drama, Charles is one of my favorite royals
@@kightsun And rightly so. Prince Charles is the best prepared and most experienced heir apparent in the history of the British Monarchy. Also, consider that the future Queen Camilla will be his best asset and partner for such an overwhelming duty.
Unfortunately, the Queen has died as of 9/8/2022. She was the real deal. We will never again have the real deal. I fear for the Monarchy. Rest in Peace your Majesty.
James the Second was not “kicked” off the throne just because of his Catholicism but because he was determined to reign by divine right and not subject to parliament.
It’s almost impossible for Canada to remove the monarchy. The 1982 constitution was written to require full consent of all provinces
When I was watching the video I was thinking the same thing. What would happen if Britain removed the king, but Canada refused to. He could move to Canada and be king there perhaps?
Her mom lived to be 102. I have a feeling we have a few more years with the dear lady.
"So now that we know we're stuck with Charles "😅😅😂
LOL yea I really felt that; as much as I'm a fan of tradition, I can't help but agree that Charles isn't a desirable king
@@kassiopeia5565 wait til he gets in office and implements the WEF draconian Green agenda
Charles may not be popular, but William and Catherine are greatly admired, and likely to continue to be. I could see Charles perhaps stepping aside after a few years, in favor of William, but I don't see the monarchy being abolished, as long as William and George are in the wings.
@@sl3580 I agree Charles has been waiting along time to reign and he won't step aside for William. Fortunately his time on the throne will be much shorter than his Mother.
I definitely agree with you. William and Kate shall rule one day for real
Boris could certainly do with something to take everyone's attention off of Partygate.
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Aye no royal spog is ready to drop so he needs something else
I love how she narrated 'what would happen if the queen dies' in such as calm and soothing voice.
Really? I hated that narration. Vocal anaesthetic.......
@@christopherdean1326 agree 100%
Very clearly and accurately done. Excellent video!
On names, I agree Charles will switch to a different name. As well as George, don't rule out Philip - both are already in his full name. Philip in remembrance of his father.
He and his father were never very close.
He’ll be George VIII, for continuity and for his mother who loves her father so much.
Or he may in fact pick Albert. Also for his father. My money is on King Albert.
But he may surprise us a be King Charles III
@@-keren- George is pretty likely, I agree. It got a bit less likely when Charles's grandson popped into existence via Will & Kate and was given the name of George. The child George is third in line currently. Re the Charles III name it's worth remembering Charles is a boomer and old hippy, and may retain some of that generation's more mystic beliefs. Nostradamus, popular in the 1960s, prophesied (in 16th century France but whatever!) that Charles III would be the last king of England. This might affect the present Charles's thinking.
He hates is father
@@-keren- I recall an interview decades ago in which he said he intended to take the regnal name George.
Nope!
I can’t believe I stumbled upon this video! This is one of the most amazing channels I have ever found 🥰🥰🥰
Some facts about longevity:
There are currently 500,000 people on earth (2022) who are over 100 years old, in spite of the pandemic. Most are women.
2 in 100,000 women live to 110 but only 2 in 1,000,000 men. So women are 10 times more likely to become 110.
Genetically, Queen Elizabeth is likely to become one of the women to pass 100, like her mother.
People point out that some members of her family died young.
But, clearly members of QE2s family (who died before the age of 55) are irrelevant as far as the Queens longevity is concerned. She has clearly missed the genetic bombs.
The Queen has the benefit of the best modern medical and health care available, her husband nearly making his 100th birthday proves that.
500,000 out of 7 Billion people on the planet really isn't a lot🤷🏼♀️. It just seems like a lot. Do the math.
@@Pearlruby718 Is it not clear that I did the math? Nobody thinks that 500,000 is a large number amongst the world population, but it is the highest that it has ever been. In fact it’s only 0.007% of the earths population.
But that is irrelevant.
More specifically there are 25 countries that have the greatest longevity. Developing countries do not enjoy the same benefits. If you’re going to live to 110, you probably need to be from one of those countries. Japan has the most, but the UK is amongst the countries with extreme longevity.
You really need to be female, which already cuts the worlds population in half. And you need to have made it through the genetic bombs (cardiac, neurological, cancer, aneurysm) and have reached the age of 80 before the chances of becoming 110 get better.
Therefore, to be one of the 500,000 to make it to 110 : using nation of origin, sex and health record of the person, the wealth of a person, the amount of caring attention a person gets, and the access to medical care.
I won’t bother you with all the medical and sociological stats. But, The Queen has about a 0.34% chance of reaching 110.
Interestingly, and I did not figure this one out myself, the Queen is believed to have a 90.91% chance of reaching 100. Assuming she does, her chances of making it to 110 will go up to 30.7% and up every year from that point on.
If you truly want to “do the math“ you really need to learn how to do statistics. You can’t just take an amount and divide it into the entire planets population.
I see where you were coming from, but you were terribly condescending for someone who doesn’t understand these things
@@Kris-ib8sn Princess Alice died at 84.
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How about genetics playing a role as well. I am in my 70's. My maternal great grandmother lived to be 98, her daughter my grandmother 96, my mother 93, my father, 90, his father 96. So technically I might just have longevity on my side because of genes. They too lived through pandemics and diseases before there were cures. My point being maybe all of the people who live long may just have a good line of genes and nothing more. Maybe it's just inherent and nothing mystical or food based or climate based ect. Just good genes 😌 Just another opinion not trying to offend just another veiw point.
@@Pearlruby718 I mentioned genetics.
Yes, just as genetics can bring good, genetics can bring bad. That’s why I mentioned “genetic bombs“. They exist in every family but they old are you get without them showing up the more likely it is that you have avoided them. If you have a family with a good longevity, you are female, you live in a country with excellent healthcare and you have access to it and you have people around you who love you and look after you then your chances of living longer are, of course, much better than most.
I come from a country where people live pretty long, England
But: I am a man, my father died at 49 and my mother died in her 60s and pretty much everyone in my family had cancer, by the time they were in their 60s, on both sides.
So, even though the life expectancy for men in my country is in their 80s, mine should be in my 60s. However, if I live to my 70s the chances of me getting even older go up
8:25 - Although, the coins and banknotes with Charles' Image won't start to be issued until the next years currency begins to be issued, new coins with Elizabeth's Image will continue to be issued for the rest of the year she passes away as they never change the designs mid-year. This is why there were never any coins with Edward VIII issued, it was George V at the start of 1936, George VI at the start of 1937.
OMG I'm so excited to hear about your podcast! It's starting at the perfect time as I'm about to start commuting to work again! I look forward to all the Tea!
Heard the news, came directly here to refresh my memory
Just the thought gives me a lump in my throat like when I lost my Mum or Gran for some reason, she's lovely our Queen 👑🙏🇬🇧
You've reignited my love of history
..."Now that we know we are stuck with Charles...." Snot came flying out of my nostrils🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
What a gross visual…..
@@vickilee57 ikr
SHAR MIN AUNG.
God save the Queen!
Long live the King!
As a portuguese guy, who likes living in a Republic, I deeply admire The Queen, hope she lives for a long time because UK and the world need her
Need her. What for.
@@michaelpower4372 turism mostly
Nope. We dont
@@rrl9399 people come to see Buckingham Palace or the Tower of London, they don't see the Queen. Its not like people don't go to Paris and see the former palaces because there is no Monarchy there.
@@101Mant such a closed mind, are you aware of the many places that are a direct resultant of the monarchy, perhaps the Buckingham Palace, or the Tower of London, to strip the link to Royalty here is to strip also the very predicate to them
As a citizen of a former colony, the queen is already on thin ice in Canada in terms of popularity. I don’t think Charles has enough popularity to keep people complacent about removing the monarchy from government. It’s not that everyone hates him, but no one cares about him.
The queen isn't on thin ice here and Charles isn't hated here like in Britain. Even if we want to remove the monarchy it's next to impossible and all the treaties signed between the crown/Canadian government and the natives will have to be renegotiated and I don't think the natives would want to risk changing anything.
You are in a minority. There are even Quebec separatists who would support the monarchy, as they have since 1763. (William I spoke only French)
The monarchy is something that helps keep Canada distinct from the US. In 1812, we fought a war to keep Canada in the British Empire, and it would be a disgrace to the memories of Sir Issac Brock, Laura Secord, and everyone else who fought and died in that war if we got rid of our Commonwealth roots a couple centuries later. If you don't like the way things are here, I suggest a move down south.
Um...no...most Canadians are perfectly fine with being in the Commonwealth. There are perks to it and remiving it would be a huge headache.
@@KingAgniKai Hated in Britain?? If you look at the hateful online comments he & Camilla receive you'll notice 99% of them are from non Brit & non Commonwealth people. Usually Americans or South Americans who are either deluded Meghan fans or watches of the Crown & think it is gospel!
The right to be King has nothing to do with character. It has to do with tradition.
Video came in handy today as a refresher on what to expect!
An apt quote from Downton Abbey:
English Countess: "You Americans never understand the importance of tradition."
American Aristocrat: "Yes we do. We just don't give it power over us."
I believe the monarch won’t die with Charles.
Charles is just a temporary transition between two beloved royals.
Charles will be king to give William and family more time to prepare for the inevitable.
History has shown us that we can have a politically outspoken philanderer as monarch and still live to tell the tale.
There are millions upon millions of subjects in Britain, so the cost to uphold the royal family per subject is a few pounds Sterling. I feel cost per capita as opposed to nominal cost is a better marker.
Yes. He'll be more of a transitional monarch.
He will be more Transitional I agree. People forget that he’s still an old man, and will likely only last 20-30 Years, which compared to the Queen isn’t exactly long.
@@Uqwefsdjxsa just like how his great-grandfather Edward VII didn't last that long before his son George V took over.
@@moviefan005 Edward VII and Charles are actually very comparable. Both the sons of extremely popular, long reigning queens. Both had scandals related to affairs, and both were generally seen as highly unpopular and ascended the throne at an old age. Thing with Edward VII is, when he actually became king, he went from being deeply unpopular to actually becoming very beloved by the people. I expect it will be similar with Charles. A lot of the antipathy to Charles becoming king is simply the fact he isn’t The Queen, hangover animosity from the Diana affair (which becomes more and more remote with each year), and unsubstantiated statements he will meddle in politics, which he won’t
My favorite part of this is the narrator saying that the Queen “probably” can’t live forever, like it’s a possibility. Informative video, though!
I literally watch this in the morning today, and after watching world championship volleyball match between brazil n argentina just now. I turn on cbs news and saw a news queen has passed. RIP Queen Elizabeth II
Love your content Lindsey! Thank you for addressing some really fascinating historical questions.
I did rather object to Ms Holiday's constant reference to Charles being "unpopular". He has a lot of support in the country and it should be remembered that the last longest serving Prince of Wales became the very popular and loved Edward VII. Charles has done a lot of this country and has always batted for Britain. he should be given credit for that.
You'd have to be an idiot to support Charles. Maybe when you're eating bugs and living in a hovel you'll wake up to his globalist plans.
He’s still unpopular. Having some support isn’t a majority. If support for him is less than 50% then he is unpopular.
@@sarahhiggins1515 Well he still has a Majority, so yes, he isn’t unpopular.
@@Uqwefsdjxsa um actually its 43%... so... and that's higher than it was a few years ago (when it was 32%). And thats just a poll on whether they like him or not as a person. When asked if they wanted him to be king it was only 24%. For comparison the queen is currently at 69% for popularity. And Prince William at 66%.
@@sarahhiggins1515 Damn, I didn’t know that it was that low, my bad mate.
Really dreading the day we hear that news 😔
Same, I don’t like the royal family but it will hit different when the Queen does die. It’s feels like she’s been there forever 😢
She passed this afternoon, 8/9/2022 :(
RIP Elizabeth
26:57 Option 1B: They could bring back another common tradition in royalty: To eliminate the unwanted pretender to the crown before he is crowned.
Awesome educational video. I noticed that Henry VIII was mistyped as VII. I'm sure you already know. Anyhow, as an American I am intrigued with English history, especially that of the monarchy. Very interesting.
This aged well
She has Died. RIP Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II ! God Save the King Charles III !! The Monarchy can and will be survive!
One of the key premises of your video, and your previous videos about the future of the British Monarchy, is flawed. Charles, Prince of Wales is not unpopular or "out of touch", he is just less popular than some other members of the Royal Family. References to popularity are a pointless nonsense as the rules of succession to the Crown are not a popularity contest, yet you keep banging on about this.
Your videos are usually fantastic, but I couldn't even last ten minutes with this one.
Well said. I agree with you
Prince Charles has made millions of people’s lives better the world over. Prince Charles has built The Prince's Trust, one of the most successful funding organisations in the UK and the UK's leading youth charity. It’s helped over 950,000 young people turn their lives around, created 125,000 entrepreneurs and given business support to 395,000 people in the UK. From 2006 to 2016, its work for the youth has been worth an estimated £1.4 billion.
England may not have a tradition of king consort, but in Scotland, Lord Darnley, husband of Queen Mary Stuart, was given the title of king consort.
Whenever the costs of the monarchy comes up, people forget to mention the money the UK makes by the land the royals own, but let the country use in exchange for their pension. Plus the money made from tourists who like to see castles from real, alive monarchs.
I agree.
Interesting question about that. Exactly why do the Royals own all that land?
@@koenvandiepen7651 They inherited it over centuries. Of course you could also take it from them in a Russian Revolution style, but there is no legal ground to do that, so it would be a lot more like a revolution and less like an already complex legal act to become a republic.
This is a weak pro royal argument , tourist can still come and visit the castles as it's part of history. It's time to abolish this outdated system.
@@AM.10, it is more than the tourism $/£ brought into the country. A couple of other things just off the top of my head are employment and charitable works done by the monarchy. May I ask a question of you? If you are so sure it is time to abolish the monarchy, why do you tune into sites like this one? I am just curious.
After reading and replying to some of the comments on here I'd just like to say a few things. I am not being a nit picker as some people may think but more someone who has spent 30 years or so studying the history of the European monarchies and other political systems plus unlike a lot of the other commentators I am British:
1 - Charles and Camilla's popularity has increased in recent years
2 - The Queen can not just choose who succeeds her despite what a lot of you seem to think. The succession can only be changed by an act of Parliament passed by the Parliaments of the UK and the other 14 Commonwealth realms plus the state and provincial legistures of Australia and Canada
3 - England is only 1 of the 4 constituent countries of the United Kingdom not the whole of it. There are several videos on here detailing this.
Maybe in the UK, but I disagree with Camilla's popularity everywhere else. Also, I don't think anyone thought legally the line of succession would be changed. More like, an internal pressure to recuse himself, in favor of William.
@@calliew311 a lot of people on here seem to think Charles can just stand down or the Queen can choose her successor but it's not that simple
@@pedanticradiator1491if Charles stands down BY HIS OWN CHOICE, then William automatically becomes King...by law, not by who his mother might want to succeed her.
@@pedanticradiator1491 Any royal can abdicate at any time he/she chooses.
@@chuckschillingvideos I don't think they can
Two present Commonwealth Nations were never British Colonies (Rwanda and Mozambique). The UK is considered an equal among equals in the Commonwealth, whatever happens to the Head of State of the UK will only minorly affect the Commonwealth. Most Commonwealth Nations are republics.
This video is about to get a lot more views
And I will shed a tear. I can't imagine not having her as Queen nor having a king on the thrown
The UK has been without a king for 70 years!
@@Cricket2731 not in my life time, nor my mothers
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I will not shed any tears...get real
Barbados is still a member of the Commonwealth of Nations; it just ceased to be a Commonwealth Realm. That being said, I do think Jamaica and other Caribbean nations will follow, but they will all remain part of the Commonwealth. And while I do think there will be a rise in republicanism when Charles becomes King, these will not be Anti-British movements.
Difference between Barbados and the other Caribbean realms (and I say this as a Grenadian) is that Barbados didn’t require a referendum to do the change, the remaining realms do. In fact, polling from 2018 by Barbados Today showed 66% of Barbadians wanted to keep the monarchy. An advisor to the Barbadian government even publicly admitted he’d advised the Barbadian government against holding a referendum because “it would give people an opportunity to oppose”, and they’d likely lose like republicans did in St. Vincent in 2009. Among the general populace in the Caribbean, republicanism isn’t that popular. Most people like the queen and the royal family and don’t see much point in changing the system of government. It’s basically entirely a movement within the political class
I'm pretty sure they'll come up with a new rule if there ever came a point where Andrew was next in line - can't be having a supposedly-sweatless creep on the throne!
Parliament can of course change the legislation for the succession, but a new or amended law would need the assent of whoever was monarch at the time, which could be awkward for them. Any other dominion who still had the monarchy at that point would also either have to agree to the change of succession rules, or have their own monarchy veer away from the British monarchy as the lines would separate at the next accession. Of course if Andrew somehow became next in line to the throne then it would presumably mean that all but one of Charles, William, George, Charlotte, Louis, Harry, Archie and had either died, abdicated or become Catholic within the next 40 years and whilst Andrew was still alive, and that's not taking into account any future births in the Cambridge or Sussex line, or even to the Prince of Wales should he in the future conduct a third marriage to a much younger woman, so it does require quite a lot of unlikely events for Andrew to become the heir to the throne.
It's such a remote possibility that it's a moot point. Besides, plenty of his royal ancestors were much more creepy - most recent Edward VII.
So now that the queen is officially gone, I immediately flew to this video
I wonder if there is any comfort for the Queen in knowing exactly what will happen to her from the moment she takes her last breaths. It’s timed down to the minutes it sounds like!
2:28 legit the guy who reported the Queen's Death on BBC
Thank you. This is really helpful now that Her Royal Majesty has passed, so we know what to expect.
Rest in peace queen Elisabeth. You will be missed.
rip bozo
Correction; Barbados has not left the Commonwealth, we just removed the queen as head of state.
Which is my point Cassidy .....Betty Windsor should have done exactly that .Monachist argue say it's up to,these people in these particular countries to do so .But we all know it's NOT the commonwealth countries to anoint a king or queen it's Britain .So the queen can withdraw her commission if it pleases her from those nations .It cuts both ways of the fence .she could or should have done this in the 60s .To prove to the world she (Betty) she's a modern queen .And still be a face of the commonwealth but not a colonial master to particular countries .
@History Tea Time with Lindsay Holiday Thank you so much for this delightfully educational and beautifully put-together video. Your wit is truly amazing!
Honestly, your sense of humor is lovely. I don’t think I’ve ever laughed so much at this many royal “burns” before! Thank you so much!
Surely at 21:07 many have noticed that Catherine of Aragon, Catherine Howard and Catherine Parr were all consorts of Henry VIII, and not Henry VII (i.e. Henry VIII's father). Surprised this mistake was made🤷🏾♂️ ...
Even I noticed this, and the only background info I have on Henry VIII comes from the Rick Wakeman album, and that album is all instrumental.
As Queen Elizabeth II became monarch after the death of her beloved father, who himself was thrust onto the throne after the abdication of his older brother, stability has been paramount to her Majesty, My grandmother remembered very well the hue and cry over the abdication of King Edward VIII and the public's reaction to his decision, she told me that he was hated after this. I'm sure that the Prince of Wales has had duty and the idea of stability drummed into him from a very early age. His problem is not one of duty etc but rather that he fell in love with the wrong person, according to his family. If he were any other man he would have the sympathy of the world for his story of 'lost then later reunited love'. To expect Prince Charles to stand aside for his eldest son is silly.
It took the Queen by suprise becoming heir to the throne at the age of ten when her father became king. Growing up she had expected her oldest paternal uncle to have children one day and not abdicate and there was always a chance she would have had a brother. She wasn't heir presumptive when heir to the throne because if her parents had had as son once her father had become king she would have been relegated to second in line to the throne.
No Julia Edward was a loathed “king”. He didn’t even have a coronation. These kings all had terrible tempers,even the Queens own father. I have my mothers collections of papers and photo’s from King George 5th. Nearly all of them had emotional problems and we would have been way better off withOUT all of them. It’s all about blood lines and there’s been lots of inbreeding and they simply aren’t fit to reign Queen Elizabeth was groomed to be Queen but she has looked the other way for her children,,,,,and her secretive,smooth husband. Oh and then for her sister Margaret. These days she would be called a slut. So was Anne and so was Camilla and even Diana lost her way. I saw the RUclips story of the real king of England. He’s a great guy,living in Australia. He and his daughters thought it was pretty funny when some genealogist tracked them down.What’s wrong with the British public?? They should worship God,not kings.
@@lemsip207 unfortunately the Queen and her sister were born by Caesarian and the Queen mother was lucky to live as that kind of surgery was almost unheard of at the time.
@@dorothywillms115 So she knew her mother couldn't have anymore children.
@@dorothywillms115 It wasn't necessarily unheard of, but it was still regarded as a sort of last ditch effort. My understanding was that the baby was breech and that the Duchess laboured for hours but was unable to give birth, and the doctors decided to perform the surgery. The Duchess was lucky in a way because she was attended by the best doctors and was in a clean, airy and hygienic room at her parents house in Bruton Street; a normal woman in a crowded London flat would have had considerably less chance of surviving a breech birth.