Sean.~ said:
I concur completely. And will Charles ever reign? I sure hope not.
May I know why Sean?
Here a cover of Private eye about the wedding I found quite funny.
The Queen sure looked glum at the wedding. She did not crack a single smile. If it wasn't for the cheerful William and Harry, one could Have believed it was a funeral.
Feberin, I sure resent Charles' global attitude to Diana, but it's more than just, they were not happy, I looked somewhere else.
He did marry Diana out of love, because he wasn't able to resist the pressures, and then acted with incredible egoism. Diana was sure a hell of a woman, but according to various account I've hared, it's not like if he desperately tried to save his marriage... British Kings have never been a model of morality, but that was at a time were double standards were acceptable. They are not anymore. I am very uneasy at the perspective of Charles being Head of a Church and being sacred. And, that certainly is really over conservative but to me, Charles and Camilla are not formally married religiously, so I really can't see her beeing Queen (among other reasons).
That episode set aside, what really bugs me with Charles is his selfishness, him beeing such a whiner, the fact that he's so weak and influenceable, the fact that he can't keep his mouth shut (here in the UK, there's a declaration of him about a random subject about every weeks), and his total lack of charisma (and contrary to George VI, he has no Queen Mum at his side to compensate).
I however grant him that he seems a loving dad and the Prince Trust is awesome.